Federal Civil Service Bill clears final hurdle

Key Points

• The National Assembly's Legislation Management Committee unanimously passed the Federal Civil Service Bill after settling the retirement age issue.
• The retirement age will remain 58 in the first year after the law comes into effect, increasing to 59 in the second year and 60 thereafter.
• A two-year cooling-off period for retired or resigned civil servants before reappointment to government positions is included in the bill.
• The bill promotes provincial autonomy by allowing provincial civil service commissions to appoint chief administrative officers in local units and places provincial secretaries under provincial governments.
• The bill has cleared the final hurdle with the National Assembly's endorsement pending by September 3, advancing civil service reforms in Nepal.