Key Takeaways:

  • The House of Representatives will meet at 11 am, while the National Assembly will convene at 1:15 pm
  • Law Minister Sobita Gautam is scheduled to table the Eighth Annual Report of the National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission on behalf of the Prime Minister
  • Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle will seek approval to send three amendment bills to committees for detailed discussion
  • The National Assembly will discuss reports and hear responses from Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security Minister Sita Badi
KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 1

Both houses of the Federal Parliament are scheduled to meet on Wednesday to discuss a range of legislative proposals and annual reports.

The House of Representatives will convene at 11 am. During the meeting, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam, on behalf of the Prime Minister, is scheduled to present the Eighth Annual Report (2083 BS) of the National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission.

Hari Dhakal, chairperson of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee, will also table the committee's report on the Bill on the Remuneration, Terms and Conditions of Service of Office Bearers of Constitutional Bodies (First Amendment).

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle is scheduled to seek House approval to send three bills to the relevant parliamentary committees for clause-by-clause discussion:

  • Employees Provident Fund (Tenth Amendment) Bill, 2083
  • Citizens Investment Trust (Third Amendment) Bill, 2083
  • Payment and Settlement (First Amendment) Bill, 2083
The National Assembly is scheduled to meet at 1:15 pm.

During the upper house session, Minister for Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security Sita Badi will respond to oral questions raised by lawmakers regarding her ministry.

The Prime Minister is also scheduled to table the annual report of the National Indigenous Nationalities Commission for fiscal year 2080/81, while Puja Chaudhary, chairperson of the Public Policy and Delegated Legislation Committee, will present the committee's annual report for fiscal year 2082/83.