The President and Vice-President's Salaries and Facilities Act, 2017

What does it do?

• Made under Article 296(1) of the Constitution, the Act sets the pay and facilities of the President and Vice-President. The consolidated text's Schedule 1 sets monthly pay at Rs 150,450 for the President and Rs 108,030 for the Vice-President, with a yearly dress allowance of Rs 25,000 and Rs 20,000. Each also receives a sum equal to one month's pay every month for hospitality and contingencies, with no bills required, and one month's pay each year for festivals. The government may change the schedules by notice in the Gazette.संविधानको धारा २९६(१) बमोजिम बनेको यस ऐनले राष्ट्रपति र उपराष्ट्रपतिको पारिश्रमिक र सुविधा तोक्छ। एकीकृत पाठको अनुसूची–१ अनुसार राष्ट्रपतिको मासिक पारिश्रमिक रु. १,५०,४५० र उपराष्ट्रपतिको रु. १,०८,०३० तथा वार्षिक पोशाक भत्ता क्रमशः रु. २५,००० र रु. २०,००० छ। दुवैले हरेक महिना एक महिनाको पारिश्रमिक बराबर अतिथि सत्कार तथा भैपरी खर्च (बिल भरपाई नचाहिने) र हरेक वर्ष एक महिनाको पारिश्रमिक बराबर चाडपर्व खर्च पाउँछन्। सरकारले राजपत्रमा सूचना प्रकाशन गरी अनुसूची संशोधन गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated official text Preamble; Sections 2, 6, 7, 10, pp. 1–3; Section 18, p. 4; Schedule 1, p. 5
• The government provides an official residence with furniture and upkeep, vehicles with fuel and maintenance, communications, a personal physician each, and full medical costs in Nepal or abroad on a medical board's recommendation. All costs of official travel are met by the government, with daily allowances of Rs 3,300 in Nepal and USD 250 abroad (33 percent more in listed high-cost countries) and travel insurance of Rs 2.5 million. On leaving office (other than by impeachment under Article 101(1)) each receives an extra month's pay.सरकारले फर्निचरसहितको सरकारी आवास र मर्मत, इन्धन र मर्मतसहितको सवारी, सञ्चार सुविधा, एक–एक जना निजी चिकित्सक, र स्वदेश वा मेडिकल बोर्डको सिफारिसमा विदेशमा उपचार गर्दा लाग्ने पूरा खर्च व्यहोर्छ। सरकारी कामको भ्रमणको सबै खर्च सरकारले व्यहोर्छ; दैनिक भत्ता स्वदेशमा रु. ३,३०० र विदेशमा २५० अमेरिकी डलर (तोकिएका महँगा मुलुकमा ३३ प्रतिशत थप) र भ्रमण बीमा रु. २५ लाख हुन्छ। धारा १०१(१) अनुसार महाअभियोगबाहेक अन्य अवस्थामा पदमुक्त हुँदा एक महिनाको पारिश्रमिक थप पाइन्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated official text Sections 2(2), 3–5, 8–9, 11–12, pp. 1–3; Schedule 2, p. 6
• The President and Vice-President may appoint up to seven and five experts respectively, on pay set by the government, and have a private secretariat whose posts are listed in Schedule 3. The President takes the oath before the Chief Justice and the Vice-President before the President. No case may be brought in any court over acts done in their official capacity, during or after their term. Their offices deal with the government through the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, which also pays their hospital bills.राष्ट्रपतिले बढीमा सात र उपराष्ट्रपतिले पाँच जना विज्ञ नियुक्त गर्न सक्छन् (पारिश्रमिक सरकारले तोक्छ) र अनुसूची–३ बमोजिमका कर्मचारी रहेको निजी सचिवालय हुन्छ। राष्ट्रपतिले प्रधान न्यायाधीशसमक्ष र उपराष्ट्रपतिले राष्ट्रपतिसमक्ष शपथ लिन्छन्। पदीय हैसियतमा गरेका कामका विषयमा पदमा रहँदा वा पछि कुनै अदालतमा मुद्दा चलाइँदैन। उनीहरूको कार्यालयले सरकारसँग प्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालयमार्फत सम्पर्क राख्छ, र उपचार खर्च पनि सोही कार्यालयले अस्पताललाई भुक्तानी गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated official text Sections 9(3), 13–17, pp. 2–4; Schedules 3–4, pp. 7–8

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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