Upper house committee agrees to impose two-year cooling-off period
Summary
The National Assembly's Legislation Management Committee has agreed on a two-year cooling-off period for civil servants before they can take other government positions after retirement or resignation.
Key Points
- The National Assembly's Legislation Management Committee agreed to a two-year cooling-off period for civil servants before taking new government appointments post-retirement or resignation.
- The cooling-off period applies to gazetted special and first class civil service ranks, including provincial services and other government services.
- The ruling UML softened its stance, while CPN (Maoist Centre) advocated for a three-year period and Nepali Congress preferred removal of the clause.
- The bill increases the retirement age of civil servants from 58 to 60, to be implemented gradually over succeeding fiscal years.
