Act

National Youth Council Act, 2015

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Type
Act
Year
२०७२ BS · 2015 AD
Status
In force
Category
खण्ड १४: परराष्ट्र, शिक्षा तथा खेलकुद · Volume 14: Foreign Affairs, Education and Sports
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What does it do?

  • The Act sets up the National Youth Council, an autonomous body, to protect and promote young people's rights and interests, empower them, involve them from policy-making to implementation on youth issues, and bring them into the mainstream of national development. The Council is chaired by the Minister or Minister of State for Youth and Sports, with a Government-appointed vice-chair, the secretaries of the finance, industry, agriculture, youth and sports, labour, education and health ministries and the National Planning Commission secretariat, four representatives of youth organisations, and others working for youth rights.यो ऐनले युवाको हक–हित संरक्षण र संवर्धन गर्न, युवालाई सशक्त बनाउन, युवासम्बन्धी नीति निर्माणदेखि कार्यान्वयनसम्म संलग्न गराउन र राष्ट्रिय विकासको मूलप्रवाहमा समावेश गर्न स्वशासित संस्थाका रूपमा राष्ट्रिय युवा परिषद् स्थापना गर्छ। परिषद्को अध्यक्ष युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्री वा राज्यमन्त्री हुन्छन्, र सरकारले नियुक्त गर्ने उपाध्यक्ष, अर्थ, उद्योग, कृषि, युवा तथा खेलकुद, श्रम, शिक्षा र स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालय तथा राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोगको सचिवालयका सचिव, युवा संघसंस्थाका चारजना प्रतिनिधि र युवा हकहितमा काम गर्ने अन्य व्यक्ति सदस्य रहन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission Preamble; Sections 3–5, pp. 1–4
  • The Council recommends long-term youth policy to the Government, prepares and implements youth plans and programmes within approved policy, sets conditions for youth organisations that affiliate with it, sets policy on mobilising young volunteers in development and social service, approves its annual programme and budget, and advises the Government on youth development and empowerment.परिषद्ले युवासम्बन्धी दीर्घकालीन नीति तर्जुमा गरी सरकारलाई सिफारिस गर्छ, स्वीकृत नीतिअन्तर्गत युवा योजना र कार्यक्रम बनाई लागू गर्छ, आबद्ध हुने युवा संघसंस्थाले पालना गर्नुपर्ने सर्त तोक्छ, विकास निर्माण र समाजसेवामा युवा स्वयंसेवक परिचालनको नीति बनाउँछ, वार्षिक कार्यक्रम र बजेट स्वीकृत गर्छ, र युवा विकास तथा सशक्तीकरणमा सरकारलाई सुझाव दिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 6, 13–14, pp. 4–5, 10
  • An executive committee chaired by the vice-chair runs day-to-day work; the vice-chair, the Council's executive head, is appointed for four years by the Government on a recommendation committee's advice. District youth committees plan and run youth programmes in each district. The Council keeps its own fund and audited accounts, reports annually, takes Government directions, and may be dissolved by the Government if it fails to work under the Act.दैनिक काम उपाध्यक्षको अध्यक्षतामा रहने कार्यकारी समितिले गर्छ; परिषद्का कार्यकारी प्रमुख उपाध्यक्षलाई सिफारिस समितिको सिफारिसमा सरकारले चार वर्षका लागि नियुक्त गर्छ। जिल्ला युवा समितिले प्रत्येक जिल्लामा युवा योजना र कार्यक्रम सञ्चालन गर्छ। परिषद्को आफ्नै कोष र लेखापरीक्षण हुन्छ, यसले वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन दिन्छ, सरकारको निर्देशन पालना गर्छ, र ऐनबमोजिम काम नगरेमा सरकारले विघटन गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 8–12, 15–20, 24–29, pp. 5–14

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