Federal Parliament Secretariat Act, 2064

What does it do?

• The Act sets up the Federal Parliament Secretariat as an autonomous, self-governing body to run Parliament's business smoothly. It provides services to both Houses, their committees, office-bearers, members and party offices in Parliament; manages Parliament's administration, finances, buildings, information system and security; and is headed administratively by the Secretary General, with a Secretary for each House and secretariat secretaries.सङ्घीय संसद्को काम सुचारु रूपले चलाउन यस ऐनले सङ्घीय संसद् सचिवालयलाई स्वायत्त र स्वशासित निकायका रूपमा स्थापना गरेको छ। सचिवालयले दुवै सदन, समिति, पदाधिकारी, सदस्य र संसद्भित्रका दलका कार्यालयलाई सेवा दिन्छ; संसद्को प्रशासन, आर्थिक व्यवस्थापन, भवन, सूचना प्रणाली र सुरक्षा व्यवस्था मिलाउँछ। प्रशासकीय प्रमुख महासचिव हुन्छन्, र प्रत्येक सदनका सचिव तथा सचिवालय सचिवहरू रहन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission Sections 3–5, p. 3; Sections 9–11, pp. 5–7
• A Secretariat Management Committee chaired by the Speaker, with the Chair of the National Assembly, the Deputy Speaker, the Vice-Chair of the National Assembly, the Secretary General and the secretaries, sets policy, fixes the annual budget of Parliament and the Secretariat, sets staff numbers and benefits, and plans Parliament's annual calendar with the government. The Committee settles the budget in consultation with the Finance Minister, and the government must include it in the appropriation bill. A Federal Parliament Development Fund may receive government money and foreign or international grants (with the Finance Ministry informed) for buildings, IT, the library and capacity building.सभामुखको अध्यक्षतामा राष्ट्रिय सभाका अध्यक्ष, उपसभामुख, राष्ट्रिय सभाका उपाध्यक्ष, महासचिव र सचिवहरू रहेको सचिवालय सञ्चालन तथा व्यवस्थापन समितिले नीति बनाउँछ, संसद् र सचिवालयको वार्षिक बजेट तय गर्छ, कर्मचारीको दरबन्दी र सुविधा तोक्छ, र सरकारसँग समन्वय गरी संसद्को वार्षिक कार्यतालिका बनाउँछ। समितिले अर्थमन्त्रीसँग परामर्श गरी बजेट तय गर्छ र नेपाल सरकारले त्यसलाई विनियोजन विधेयकमा समावेश गर्नुपर्छ। भवन, सूचना प्रविधि, पुस्तकालय र क्षमता विकासका लागि सङ्घीय संसद् विकास कोषमा सरकारी रकम र (अर्थ मन्त्रालयलाई जानकारी दिई) विदेशी वा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय अनुदान लिन सकिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 6–8, pp. 4–5; Sections 12–13, p. 7
• The Act creates a separate Federal Parliament Service with its own grades, groups and job descriptions. Vacancies must be reported to the Public Service Commission within a month, and open and internal competitive posts are filled only on the Commission's recommendation. Promotion is decided by a promotion committee on the basis of performance, seniority, education and training, and the Act sets pay, provident fund, retirement at 60, gratuity, pension, leave and family pension rules.ऐनले छुट्टै सङ्घीय संसद् सेवा गठन गरेको छ, जसका आफ्नै श्रेणी, समूह र कार्यविवरण हुन्छन्। रिक्त पदको सूचना एक महिनाभित्र लोक सेवा आयोगलाई दिनुपर्छ, र खुला तथा आन्तरिक प्रतियोगिताबाट पूर्ति हुने पदमा आयोगको सिफारिसमा मात्र नियुक्ति गरिन्छ। बढुवा कार्यसम्पादन, ज्येष्ठता, शैक्षिक योग्यता र तालिमका आधारमा बढुवा समितिले गर्छ; तलब, सञ्चय कोष, ६० वर्षमा अनिवार्य अवकाश, उपदान, निवृत्तिभरण, बिदा र पारिवारिक निवृत्तिभरणको व्यवस्था पनि ऐनमा छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 14–19, pp. 7–12; Sections 26–35, pp. 14–24; Sections 43–59, pp. 27–34
• Staff must stay out of politics and elections, may not criticise government or Parliament policy in public, leak confidential parliamentary information, accept gifts or run businesses without approval, or join strikes, pen-downs or gheraos. They must declare their property. Staff below the third-class gazetted level may form one trade union. The Secretary General handles appointments, retirement and discipline; punishments range from warnings to dismissal, with appeal rights.कर्मचारीले राजनीति र निर्वाचनमा भाग लिन, सरकार वा संसद्को नीतिविरुद्ध सार्वजनिक आलोचना गर्न, संसद्को गोप्य जानकारी बाहिर दिन, स्वीकृतिबिना उपहार लिन वा व्यापार व्यवसाय गर्न, र हडताल, कलम बन्द वा घेराउ गर्न पाउँदैनन्। उनीहरूले सम्पत्ति विवरण दिनुपर्छ। राजपत्राङ्कित तृतीय श्रेणी वा सोभन्दा मुनिका कर्मचारीले एउटा कर्मचारी युनियन गठन गर्न सक्छन्। नियुक्ति, अवकाश र सजायसम्बन्धी काम महासचिवले गर्छन्; सजाय नसिहतदेखि बर्खास्तीसम्म हुन्छ र पुनरावेदनको हक रहन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 61–77, pp. 35–38; Sections 81–91, pp. 40–44; Section 9(1)(b), p. 5

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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