Act

Rapti Academy of Health and Sciences Act, 2017

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Type
Act
Year
२०७४ BS · 2017 AD
Status
In force
Category
खण्ड १५: स्वास्थ्य · Volume 15: Health
Official text
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What does it do?

  • The Act sets up the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, headquartered in Ghorahi, Dang, as an autonomous body to provide high-level teaching and research in health sciences, produce skilled health workers, and give the public easy, affordable and quality health care. The former Rapti Sub-Regional Hospital became the Academy's hospital, and the Academy may merge with itself other health-science institutions that wish to join.यो ऐनले स्वास्थ्य विज्ञानमा उच्चस्तरीय अध्ययन, अध्यापन र अनुसन्धान गर्न, दक्ष जनशक्ति उत्पादन गर्न र जनतालाई सहज, सुलभ तथा गुणस्तरीय स्वास्थ्य सेवा दिन दाङको घोराहीमा मुख्य कार्यालय रहने गरी राप्ती स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान प्रतिष्ठानलाई स्वायत्त संस्थाका रूपमा स्थापना गरेको छ। साबिकको राप्ती उपक्षेत्रीय अस्पताललाई प्रतिष्ठानको अस्पताल मानिएको छ, र गाभिन चाहने स्वास्थ्य विज्ञानसम्बन्धी अन्य संस्थालाई प्रतिष्ठानले आफूमा समाहित गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 3–4, pp. 2–3; Section 15, p. 10; Section 30, p. 13
  • The Academy is made up of an Assembly, an academic council, an executive council, a service commission, faculties, research centres, teaching institutions and the hospital. The Prime Minister is Chancellor and the health minister is Pro-Chancellor; both may give directions the Academy must follow. The Chancellor appoints the full-time Vice-Chancellor for four years on the recommendation of a committee chaired by the Pro-Chancellor, and the Pro-Chancellor appoints the Rector, Registrar, deans and hospital director under procedures set by the executive council (provisions revised by a 2083 amendment).प्रतिष्ठानमा सभा, प्राज्ञिक परिषद्, कार्यकारी परिषद्, सेवा आयोग, सङ्काय, अनुसन्धान केन्द्र, शैक्षिक संस्था र अस्पताल रहन्छन्। प्रधानमन्त्री कुलपति र स्वास्थ्यमन्त्री सहकुलपति हुन्छन्; दुवैले प्रतिष्ठानलाई पालना गर्नैपर्ने निर्देशन दिन सक्छन्। सहकुलपतिको अध्यक्षतामा गठित समितिको सिफारिसमा कुलपतिले पूरा समय काम गर्ने उपकुलपति चार वर्षका लागि नियुक्त गर्छन्, र शिक्षाध्यक्ष, रजिस्ट्रार, डीन तथा अस्पताल निर्देशक कार्यकारी परिषद्को कार्यविधिअनुसार सहकुलपतिले नियुक्त गर्छन् (यी व्यवस्था २०८३ को संशोधनले परिमार्जन गरेको)। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Section 5, p. 3; Sections 17–23, pp. 10–11; Section 39, p. 16
  • In every intake, at least 10 per cent of places are reserved, by competition, for students who passed the SLC (or equivalent) from community schools and are women, Dalit, Adivasi/Janajati, persons with disabilities, Madhesi or from backward areas (as revised in 2082). Health assistants with a proficiency certificate who have served for a set period in remote health facilities and meet Nepal Medical Council criteria get priority for bachelor's admission.हरेक शैक्षिक सत्रमा भर्ना हुने कुल विद्यार्थीको कम्तीमा १० प्रतिशत स्थान सामुदायिक विद्यालयबाट प्रवेशिका वा सोसरह उत्तीर्ण गरेका महिला, दलित, आदिवासी/जनजाति, अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्ति, मधेशी र पिछडिएको क्षेत्रका विद्यार्थीका लागि आरक्षित हुन्छ र छनौट प्रतिस्पर्धाबाट हुन्छ (२०८२ को संशोधनअनुसार)। प्रवीणता प्रमाणपत्र तह उत्तीर्ण गरी दुर्गम क्षेत्रका स्वास्थ्य संस्थामा तोकिएको अवधि काम गरेका र नेपाल मेडिकल काउन्सिलको मापदण्ड पूरा गरेका सहायक स्वास्थ्यकर्मीलाई स्नातक तहमा भर्नामा प्राथमिकता दिइन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 32–33, pp. 13–14
  • At least 50 per cent of each intake must receive full scholarships for economically poor students from community schools recommended by their municipality, and 45 per cent of those scholarships go only to women, Dalit, Adivasi/Janajati, Madhesi, persons with disabilities and backward-area students. Students who study under a reserved place or scholarship must work for at least three years in a backward area designated by the Academy.हरेक सत्रमा भर्ना हुने कुल विद्यार्थीको कम्तीमा ५० प्रतिशत स्थानमा सामुदायिक विद्यालयबाट उत्तीर्ण भई गाउँपालिका वा नगरपालिकाले आर्थिक रूपले विपन्न भनी सिफारिस गरेका विद्यार्थीलाई पूर्ण छात्रवृत्ति दिनुपर्छ, र त्यसको ४५ प्रतिशत छात्रवृत्ति महिला, दलित, आदिवासी/जनजाति, मधेशी, अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्ति र पिछडिएको क्षेत्रका विद्यार्थीलाई मात्र दिइन्छ। आरक्षण वा छात्रवृत्तिमा पढेका विद्यार्थीले प्रतिष्ठानले तोकेको पिछडिएको क्षेत्रमा कम्तीमा तीन वर्ष काम गर्नुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 34–35, p. 14
  • The Academy has its own fund (government money, fees, grants or loans — foreign money needs the Ministry of Finance's approval — and other income), is audited by the Auditor General, may not grant affiliation to other institutions, must follow national health and education policy, deals with the government through the health ministry, and must report annually. Rules that add to the government's financial burden need the approval of the Ministry of Finance.प्रतिष्ठानको आफ्नै कोष हुन्छ (सरकारी रकम, शुल्क, अनुदान वा ऋण — विदेशी रकमका लागि अर्थ मन्त्रालयको स्वीकृति चाहिन्छ — र अन्य आम्दानी), लेखापरीक्षण महालेखापरीक्षकबाट हुन्छ, अरू शैक्षिक संस्थालाई सम्बन्धन दिन पाउँदैन, राष्ट्रिय स्वास्थ्य तथा शिक्षा नीतिअनुसार काम गर्नुपर्छ, सरकारसँग स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालयमार्फत सम्पर्क राख्छ र वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन दिनुपर्छ। सरकारलाई थप आर्थिक व्ययभार पर्ने विषयमा नियम बनाउँदा अर्थ मन्त्रालयको स्वीकृति लिनुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 27–29 and 31, pp. 12–13; Section 36, p. 15; Sections 40 and 43, p. 16

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

  • Capacity Equipment has been left unused. The Auditor General reported that an anaesthesia machine transferred by the Department of Health Services on 2078/11/15 had been kept unused on the ground that its specification did not match, and that a bio-safety cabinet worth Rs 0.8 million bought by the Academy itself on 2079/03/31 had also not been put into use (2080/81).उपकरण प्रयोगविहीन राखिएका छन्। महालेखापरीक्षकका अनुसार स्वास्थ्य सेवा विभागबाट २०७८/११/१५ मा हस्तान्तरण भएको एनेस्थेसिया मेसिन स्पेसिफिकेसन नमिलेको भन्दै प्रयोगविहीन राखिएको छ, र प्रतिष्ठान आफैँले २०७९/०३/३१ मा खरिद गरेको रु. ८ लाखको बायो सेफ्टी क्याबिनेट पनि प्रयोगमा आएको छैन (२०८०/८१)। Office of the Auditor General, Nepal · Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal OAG 62nd Annual Report, MoHP chapter, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences para 73, printed p. 598 (PDF p. 628); Act s. 15, p. 10

Ideas to fix it

  • Buy or accept equipment only after confirming it can be used, and bring the idle equipment into use.प्रयोग गर्न सकिने अवस्था यकिन भएपछि मात्र उपकरण खरिद वा हस्तान्तरण गरी लिने, र प्रयोगविहीन उपकरण प्रयोगमा ल्याउने। Proposed by: Office of the Auditor General (62nd Annual Report) Office of the Auditor General, Nepal

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