Nepal drafts civil service bill raising retirement age to 60, lowering civil service entry age limit
Summary
Nepal's government has drafted a Federal Civil Service Bill proposing to raise retirement age to 60 and lower the entry age for civil service, aiming to align administration with federalism and enhance meritocracy.
Key Points
- The draft Federal Civil Service Bill proposes raising retirement age to 60 and lowering entry age to 32 for men and 35 for women.
- The bill introduces structural reforms to align civil service with federalism, establishing provincial civil services and defining roles across government tiers.
- It abolishes employee trade unions to professionalise the civil service and enforces strict political neutrality and conflict of interest provisions.
- A Civil Service Board will oversee career management, and performance evaluation will be results-based with strict posting and transfer rules.
