The ministries have suggested the creation of 151 laws in the fiscal year 2083/084. As requested by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, all the ministries have submitted the names of the laws to be created within a year. The Ministry of Law is preparing to prioritize them and submit them to the federal parliament within Asad. 

According to Man Bahadur Aryal, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Law, not all of the proposed laws are for new laws. ‘Most of the list is for amending old laws, and some new bills have to be created,’ he said.

Section 3 of the Legislation Act states that ‘the concerned ministry shall identify the bills to be formulated based on the policies and programs of the Government of Nepal, budget, periodic plans and sectoral policies, and obligations created by international treaties and agreements, and shall send the priority order of the bills to the Ministry of Law by Jestha of each year.’ The list was requested in accordance with this provision.

Similarly, Section 3 (2) mentions that the annual work schedule should be determined by discussing with the concerned ministries and determining the order of priorities, and Section 3 (3) mentions that the annual work schedule should be sent to the federal parliament by mid-Ashar. Accordingly, the Ministry of Law had asked all 18 ministries to submit the names of the laws, and if possible, drafts.

According to Joint Secretary Man Bahadur Aryal, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development has the highest list of 16 laws to be made. Then there are 14-14 under Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Health and Food Hygiene, 13 under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, and 12-12 under Economy and Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.

The target is to make 11-11 under Agriculture, Forest and Environment and Home, 8-8 under the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration and Education and Sports, 7 under Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security, 6 under Information and Communication, and 5 under Youth, Labor and Employment. Similarly, there are preparations to draft 4 laws each for industry, commerce and supplies, science, technology and innovation, and energy, water resources and irrigation. One law each is on the list for foreign affairs and defense. 

The proposed list includes artificial intelligence (AI), participation of non-resident Nepalis in the secondary securities market, asset management, savings and credit cooperatives, Nepal Science and Technology and Academy of Sciences, chemical substance management, liability of domestic airlines, control of sale and distribution of breast milk substitutes, and surrogacy and IVF.

Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam had said that she would expedite the drafting of laws as soon as she assumed responsibility. She had drafted 45 laws in the first phase by initiating discussions with all ministries. While the ministries were preparing their drafts, the list of laws to be drafted in this fiscal year has also reached the Law Ministry.

List of proposed laws 

Ministry of Infrastructure Development – ​​16

Drinking Water and Sanitation Act, Nepal Drinking Water Corporation, Drinking Water Management Board, Vehicles and Transport, Road Safety, Diploma Engineering Council, Public Roads, Construction Business, Watercraft, Alternative Financial Sources in Public Infrastructure, Urban Development Fund, Waste Management, Kathmandu Valley and Bagmati Civilization Conservation, Buildings, Joint Housing Ownership, Urban Development, Urban Area Public Transport

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs – 14

Reconciliation, Civil Codes, Free Legal Aid, Legal Interpretation, Federal Parliament Secretariat, Remuneration and Facilities of Officers and Members of the Federal Parliament, Remuneration and Facilities of the Secretary General of the Parliament, Secretary of the House of Representatives and Secretary of the National Assembly, Service Conditions and Facilities, Infrastructure Tribunal, Nepal Law Commission and Nepal Lawyers Council

Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene – 14

Health Insurance, Medicines and Health Supplies, Control of Human Body Burns, Control of Sale and Distribution of Breast Milk Substitutes, Control of Tobacco Products, Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health, Health Services, Surrogacy and IVF, Central Disease control, mental health, Integrated Health Sciences Academy, Health Quality Accreditation, Safety of Health Workers and Health Institutions, Food Technology and Quality Control related

Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation – 12

Responsibility of Domestic Airlines, Nepal Tourism, Hotel and Mountain Academy, Lumbini Development Fund, Nepal Air Services Authority, Nepal Civil Aviation Authority, Pashupati Area Development Fund, Nepal Tourism Board, Copyright Protection, Greater Janakpur Area Development, Trekking Trail, Ancient Monument Conservation, Nepal Airlines Corporation

Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers – 13

Development Management, National Vigilance Center, Good Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Cyber ​​Security, Corruption Prevention, Investigation of Abuse of Authority, Statistics, Nepal Trust, Facilities of Ministers, Facilities of Officials of Constitutional Bodies, Facilities of Provincial Chiefs

Ministry of Finance – 12

Public Debt Management, Banks and Financial Institutions, Banking Offenses and Punishments, Loan Information, Exchange Certificates, Securities Market Management, Asset Management, Non-Tax, Participation of Non-Resident Nepalis in the Secondary Securities Market Making, Appropriation, Raising National Debt, Economic Bill

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Environment - 11

Animal Slaughterhouses and Meat Inspection, Veterinary Council, Animal Health, Animal Services and Animal Welfare, Forestry, Environmental Protection, National Dairy Development Board, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, National Tea and Coffee Development Board, Plant Quarantine and Protection, Pesticide Management

Ministry of Home Affairs - 11

Immigration, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, Land Acquisition, establishment and registration of associations, elections, political parties, facilities for special persons, compensation, local peace and security, prisons

Land management, cooperatives, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration - 8

Land survey, land, savings and credit cooperatives, cooperatives, federal civil society, local government operations, construction materials management, Nepal Administrative Training Institute

Ministry of Education and Sports - 8

University, technical and vocational education, school education, national qualification, Nepal Scout, library, higher education, sports development

women, children, gender and sexuality Ministry of Minorities and Social Security – 7

Human Trafficking and Smuggling (Control), Children, Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Social Security, Contribution-Based Social Security, Integrated Social Development, Control of Gender-Based Violence

Ministry of Information and Communications – 6

Media Council, National Mass Communications, Telecommunications, Postal Services, National News Committee, Gorkhapatra Institute

Ministry of Youth, Labor and Employment – ​​5

National Youth, National Employment, Labor Immigration, Foreign Employment, Labor

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation – 4

Science, Technology and Innovation, Nepal Science and Technology and Academy of Sciences, Chemical Substances Management, Science Museum Bill

Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies – 4

Mines and Minerals, Company Law, Industrial Property, Export-Import

Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation – 4

Water Resources, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Electricity, Irrigation Development and Management 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs – 1

Non-Resident Nepalis