Government to Present 166 Bills in Fiscal Year 2083/84

Kathmandu. The government has informed the National Assembly and the House of Representatives about how many bills each ministry will present in the fiscal year 2083/84. The Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Sobita Gautam, informed both houses of the Federal Parliament about the ministry-wise details and annual work schedule of the bills to be presented by the government. She met with National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal on Wednesday and informed the House of Representatives meeting that the government is preparing to present a total of 166 bills for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84. She stated that for the first time, the government has presented a bill work schedule with priority order in accordance with the provisions of the new Legislation Act 2081. According to Minister Gautam, out of the total 166 bills to be presented in the parliament, 97 are new bills and 69 are bills to amend existing laws. These bills have been classified into three priority orders, Minister Gautam informed. According to her, there are 64 bills in the first priority, 45 in the second priority, and 57 in the third priority. While providing the information, she also presented the ministry-wise details of the bills that the government has decided to present in the parliament. The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs will present 17 bills, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development will present 16 bills, and the Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene will present 16 bills. Similarly, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers will present 15 bills, the Ministry of Finance will present 15 bills, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment will present 13 bills, the Ministry of Home Affairs will present 11 bills, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation will present 11 bills, and the Ministry of Education and Sports will present 9 bills. The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration will present 8 bills, the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security will present 7 bills, the Ministry of Information and Communication will present 6 bills, the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment will present 5 bills, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies will present 4 bills, the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation will present 4 bills, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will present 4 bills, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation will present 4 bills, and the Ministry of Defense will present 1 bill. Minister Gautam also announced that the government will celebrate the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84 as the Year of Law Reform and Construction. She also informed that preparations are underway to form a high-level law reform committee to make the process of reforming existing laws and enacting new laws effective. She also informed that the government is about to launch a bill monitoring system for online tracking of bills.