- Type
- Act
- Year
- २०४४ BS · 1987 AD
- Status
- In force
- Category
- खण्ड १६: महिला, बालबालिका, समाज कल्याण तथा संस्कृति · Volume 16: Women, Children, Social Welfare and Culture
- Official text
- Official page Official text (PDF)
- English translation
- Official English translation archived copy: the original page is no longer online
Includes amendments up to: 2066 BS. Translations may not include later amendments. The Nepali text is the authoritative law.
Analysis drawn from official reports, court rulings and published research, each cited. Figures are being double-checked against the source documents; corrections are welcome.
What does it do?
- The Act sets up the Pashupati Area Development Trust, an autonomous corporate body in Kathmandu, to keep the Pashupati area — within boundaries notified by the government — as a centre of Hindu worship and pilgrimage; to plan its protection, upkeep and development; to conserve its ancient, religious and cultural monuments, Pashupatinath's movable and immovable property and natural heritage; to arrange traditional worship and festivals in all Rajguthi temples in the area; and to develop it as an international pilgrimage site.पशुपति क्षेत्रलाई हिन्दू उपासनाको केन्द्र र तीर्थस्थलका रूपमा कायम राख्न, त्यसको योजनाबद्ध सुरक्षा, सम्भार र विकास गर्न, प्राचीन, धार्मिक र सांस्कृतिक सम्पदा, श्री पशुपतिनाथको चल–अचल सम्पत्ति र प्राकृतिक सम्पदा संरक्षण गर्न, क्षेत्रभित्रका राजगुठी अन्तर्गतका सबै मन्दिरमा परम्परागत पूजाआजा र चाडपर्व सञ्चालन गर्न, र यसलाई अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय तीर्थस्थलका रूपमा विकास गर्न यो ऐनले काठमाडौँमा रहने स्वायत्त पशुपति क्षेत्र विकास कोष स्थापना गरेको छ; क्षेत्रको सीमाना सरकारले राजपत्रमा सूचना प्रकाशित गरी तोक्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Sections 2.1.1, 3–6, PDF pp. 2–4
- The Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation chairs the Trust and its governing council, whose members include the National Planning Commission member for culture, the Mul Bhatta (chief priest) of Pashupatinath and the secretaries of the culture, home and physical infrastructure ministries. The council approves the area master plan, annual plans and programmes, arranges worship and festivals, and fixes rents for the Trust's property. Forests, open land and public structures in the area remain under government control.संस्कृति, पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन मन्त्री कोष र सञ्चालक परिषद्का अध्यक्ष हुन्छन्; परिषद्मा राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोगका संस्कृति हेर्ने सदस्य, श्री पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिरका मूलभट्ट र संस्कृति, गृह तथा भौतिक पूर्वाधार मन्त्रालयका सचिव सदस्य हुन्छन्। परिषद्ले पशुपति क्षेत्र गुरुयोजना, वार्षिक योजना र कार्यक्रम स्वीकृत गर्छ, पूजाआजा र पर्वको व्यवस्था गर्छ, र कोषको सम्पत्तिको भाडा तोक्छ। क्षेत्रभित्रका वन, पर्ती जग्गा र सार्वजनिक संरचना नेपाल सरकारको नियन्त्रणमा रहन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Sections 7–10, PDF pp. 5–10; Section 16, PDF p. 11
- The Trust may make rules on administration, finance, staff pay and conditions, the Pashupatinath Amalkot Kachahari and Tahabil, and traditional worship, but such rules take effect only once approved by the Government of Nepal.कोषले प्रशासनिक र आर्थिक काम, कर्मचारीको पारिश्रमिक र सेवाका शर्त, पशुपतिनाथ अमालकोट कचहरी र तहबिल, तथा परम्परागत पूजाआजासम्बन्धी नियम बनाउन सक्छ, तर त्यस्ता नियम नेपाल सरकारबाट स्वीकृत भएपछि मात्र लागू हुन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Section 21.1, PDF p. 18
Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas
- Not enforced Section 21(1) requires the Trust's rules to be approved by the Government of Nepal, but the Auditor General found that the Trust's staff service rules (third amendment, 2065), temple and worship management rules (2068) and financial administration rules (second amendment, 2045) had not been approved by the Council of Ministers.दफा २१(१) ले कोषका नियम नेपाल सरकारबाट स्वीकृत हुनुपर्ने व्यवस्था गरे पनि कर्मचारी सेवा, शर्त तथा सुविधासम्बन्धी (तेस्रो संशोधन) नियमावली, २०६५, मन्दिर तथा पूजा व्यवस्था नियमावली, २०६८ र आर्थिक प्रशासन (दोस्रो संशोधन) नियमावली, २०४५ मन्त्रिपरिषद्बाट स्वीकृत नभएको महालेखापरीक्षकले पाएको छ। Office of the Auditor General, Nepal · Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text OAG 62nd report, Pashupati Area Development Trust para 37 (PDF pp. 578–579, printed pp. 548–549); Act Section 21.1, PDF p. 18
- Capacity The Auditor General raised concerns about the management of the Trust's property. A dharmashala leased in 2076 for 15 years at Rs 10.54 million a year was found by an inquiry committee to be run contrary to the agreement; the council cancelled the lease in 2078, but a writ was pending in court, the hotel kept operating and no rent had been recovered. Another dharmashala operator owed Rs 9.216 million in rent and fines. According to a 2075 study committee cited by the OAG, 231 ropani of Pashupatinath's 5,060 ropani of guthi land remained unregistered, and 1,161 ropani were being used by Tribhuvan International Airport under an agreement.कोषको सम्पत्ति व्यवस्थापनमा सुधार आवश्यक रहेको महालेखापरीक्षकले औँल्याएको छ। २०७६ मा वार्षिक रु. १ करोड ५ लाख ४२ हजारमा १५ वर्षका लागि भाडामा दिइएको धर्मशाला सम्झौताविपरीत सञ्चालन भएको छानबिन समितिले पाएको, परिषद्ले २०७८ मा सम्झौता खारेज गरे पनि अदालतमा रिट विचाराधीन रहँदा होटल चलिरहेको र भाडा असुल नभएको, र अर्को धर्मशालाका सञ्चालकले भाडा र जरिवाना गरी रु. ९२ लाख १६ हजार बुझाउन बाँकी रहेको महालेखापरीक्षकले उल्लेख गरेको छ। महालेखापरीक्षकले उद्धृत गरेको २०७५ को अध्ययन समितिअनुसार श्री पशुपतिनाथको ५,०६० रोपनी गुठी जग्गामध्ये २३१ रोपनी दर्ता हुन बाँकी र १,१६१ रोपनी त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलले सम्झौताबमोजिम प्रयोग गरिरहेको छ। Office of the Auditor General, Nepal OAG 62nd report, Pashupati Area Development Trust paras 39, 44–45 (PDF pp. 579–581, printed pp. 549–551)
Where does it conflict with other laws?
No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.
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