Sep 05, Kathmandu- The State Order and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives has advanced the discussion on the Federal Civil Service Bill.

According to Federal Affairs and General Administration Minister Rajkumar Gupta, the government wants to pass the "Bill to regulate the formation, operation and conditions of service of the federal civil service" as soon as possible.

Speaking during the theoretical discussion on the bill at the committee meeting on Thursday, he said that the government has concluded that it is too late to make this bill.

In the proposed bill, parliamentarians have registered 1,583 amendments in 124 groups. Discussing this amendment one by one, Minister Gupta has suggested separating the discussion based on topics saying that it will take time.

CPN UML MP Raghuji Pant, CPN United Samajwadi MP Rajendra Pandey and others said that consensus among political parties is necessary on the provisions of the bill.

Supporting their statement, Minister Gupta promised to take initiative for political consensus.

If this bill is discussed, it may take a year or two. We discuss at the highest political level. Let's proceed with the discussion. The committee should make it a priority and take it forward," Minister Gupta said.

After about six months, the discussion in the committee on the Civil Bill registered on 21 Falgun 2080 has progressed.

Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal said that the government felt it was late to pass this bill.

"Not only the government but also the legislature felt that the bill was late, so we believe that it will come (pass) quickly", he said.

After the promulgation of the Constitution in 2072, the Staff Adjustment Act was introduced to send staff to the state and local levels. But due to the law which was brought to meet the needs of the time, the moral development of many employees has been affected, he said.

"Noting that the laws of the states were also contradicted because the federal law was not made, he added, "Pensions of some employees have been stopped." Also, demotivated bureaucracy has affected service delivery. Federalism was not strong because the personnel system was not strong, and development was affected.

He said that the civil law to be made now should also be service-friendly. He requested the State Arrangements Committee to move forward with this bill even if other bills were left out.