Meetings of both Houses of federal parliament scheduled for today

Kathmandu, May 28: Both the Houses of Federal Parliament – House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly (NA) are convening their meetings today.

The HoR meeting is scheduled to take place at 11.00 am on Wednesday. Due to the protests from opposition parties on Tuesday, the lower house meeting was postponed without entering into the regular agenda. The Federal Parliament Secretariat has prepared a tentative agenda for today’s meeting.

According to the agenda, the Chairperson of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee, Ramhari Khatiwada, is scheduled to present the ‘Report of the Federal Civil Service Bill, 2080’ in today’s meeting. Similarly, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel will present the economic survey for the fiscal year 2081/82.

According to the tentative agenda, a proposal will be presented seeking consideration on the amendment to some Nepal Acts related to land management, 2082 BS,, after holding clause-wise discussion today. Additionally, in the meeting of the HoR, Chairperson of the Agriculture, Cooperatives, and Natural Resources Committee Kusum Devi Thapa ill present the ‘Annual Report of the Agriculture, Cooperatives, and Natural Resources Committee, 2082’.

The Secretary General of the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Padma Prasad Pandey, informed that the concerned ministers will respond to oral questions related to the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Health and Population.

Likewise, the meeting of the National Assembly will be held at 1:15 PM today. In the NA meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel is scheduled to present the Economic Survey for the fiscal year 2081/82.

Similarly, the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, will present a proposal to send the ‘Some Nepal Laws Amendment Bill, 2080’ received from the HoR with a message to the Legislative Management Committee for detailed discussion.

Today, in the NA meeting, there is an agenda for the concerned ministers to respond to oral questions related to the Ministry of Urban Development, Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Health and Population, and Forest and Environment.