- Type
- Act
- Year
- २०७४ BS · 2017 AD
- Status
- In force
- Category
- खण्ड १: संवैधानिक निकाय तथा सुशासन · Volume 1: Constitutional Body and Good Governance
- 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: 2075 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 gives effect to the Tharu Commission under Article 263 of the Constitution, to identify the history and culture of the Tharu community, protect and promote its rights and interests, and empower it. The 'Tharu community' is the indigenous Tharu community as defined by the government on the Commission's recommendation.थारु समुदायको इतिहास र संस्कृतिको पहिचान, हकहितको संरक्षण र सम्वर्द्धन तथा सशक्तीकरणका लागि संविधानको धारा २६३ बमोजिमको थारु आयोगसम्बन्धी व्यवस्था यस ऐनले गरेको छ। 'थारु समुदाय' भन्नाले आयोगको सिफारिसमा नेपाल सरकारले परिभाषित गरेको आदिवासी थारु समुदाय बुझिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated official text Preamble, p. 1; Section 2(घ), p. 2
- The chair and members must be members of the Tharu community with at least ten years' significant contribution to Tharu rights, development or human rights, hold a bachelor's degree, not be political party members when appointed, be at least 45 and of high moral character. They leave office at 65, at the end of the constitutional term, on impeachment or on removal for incapacity, cannot be reappointed, and cannot later take other government jobs (other than political posts or inquiry and study roles).अध्यक्ष र सदस्य हुन थारु समुदायको व्यक्ति, थारु हकहित, विकास वा मानव अधिकारमा कम्तीमा दश वर्ष महत्त्वपूर्ण योगदान पुर्याएको, स्नातक उपाधि भएको, नियुक्त हुँदा कुनै राजनीतिक दलको सदस्य नरहेको, ४५ वर्ष उमेर पूरा भएको र उच्च नैतिक चरित्र भएको हुनुपर्छ। ६५ वर्ष उमेर, संवैधानिक पदावधि सकिँदा, महाभियोग वा अशक्तताका कारण पदमुक्त हुँदा पद रिक्त हुन्छ; पुनः नियुक्ति हुँदैन र पछि अन्य सरकारी सेवामा नियुक्त हुन पाइँदैन (राजनीतिक पद वा अनुसन्धान, अध्ययनसम्बन्धी पदबाहेक)। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated official text Sections 3–6, pp. 2–3
- Its 19 listed functions include studying the community's situation and recommending policy, legal and institutional reforms; reviewing and monitoring government policies and programmes for the Tharu, and the implementation of relevant international treaties; recommending special programmes for disadvantaged Tharu, protection of the Tharu language, script and culture, a living museum and protection of heritage sites; ending harmful practices and exploitation; and collecting complaints of rights violations and recommending investigation and action by the relevant body.दफा ७ मा तोकिएका १९ वटा काममा थारु समुदायको समग्र अवस्थाको अध्ययन गरी नीतिगत, कानूनी र संस्थागत सुधार सिफारिस गर्ने; थारुसम्बन्धी सरकारी नीति, कार्यक्रम र सम्बन्धित अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सन्धि कार्यान्वयनको समीक्षा र अनुगमन गर्ने; पछाडि परेका थारुका लागि विशेष कार्यक्रम, थारु भाषा, लिपि र संस्कृतिको संरक्षण, जीवित संग्रहालय र ऐतिहासिक स्थलको संरक्षणका लागि सिफारिस गर्ने; कुरीति र शोषण अन्त्य गर्ने; र अधिकार उल्लंघनका उजुरी संकलन गरी छानबिन र कारबाहीका लागि सम्बन्धित निकायमा सिफारिस गर्ने पर्छन्। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated official text Section 7, pp. 3–5
- Every body must cooperate when asked, and the Commission may write to a superior body if cooperation is refused. It submits an annual report to the President within three months of the end of each fiscal year.आयोगले सहयोग मागे सम्बन्धित निकाय वा पदाधिकारीले सहयोग गर्नुपर्छ; नगरे आयोगले माथिल्लो निकायमा लेखी पठाउन सक्छ। आयोगले आर्थिक वर्ष सकिएको तीन महिनाभित्र वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन राष्ट्रपतिसमक्ष पेश गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated official text Sections 20–22, p. 9
Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas
Ideas to fix it
- The Auditor General (62nd and 63rd reports) recommends that the Commission prepare a directive to review, monitor and evaluate the awareness programmes run by the government and other organisations for the Tharu community, as Section 7(थ) requires, and give feedback; the 63rd report also calls for stronger institutional capacity, digitisation and a strategic plan.दफा ७(थ) बमोजिम सरकार र अन्य संस्थाले थारु समुदायका लागि सञ्चालन गर्ने चेतनामूलक कार्यक्रमको समीक्षा, अनुगमन र मूल्याङ्कनका लागि आयोगले निर्देशिका बनाई पृष्ठपोषण दिनुपर्ने महालेखापरीक्षकको ६२औँ र ६३औँ प्रतिवेदनको सुझाव छ; ६३औँ प्रतिवेदनले संस्थागत क्षमता सुदृढीकरण, डिजिटाइजेसन र रणनीतिक योजनाको पनि आवश्यकता औँल्याएको छ। Proposed by: Office of the Auditor General (62nd and 63rd Annual Reports) Office of the Auditor General, Nepal · Office of the Auditor General, Nepal
Where does it conflict with other laws?
No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.
Regulations and rules made under it
- थारु आयोग नियमावली, २०७८ In force