KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Both houses of the federal parliament are holding meetings today.
In the meeting of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the federal parliament, scheduled for 11:00 am, Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle is presenting a proposal seeking consideration of the 'Employees Provident Fund (Tenth Amendment) Bill, 2083 BS'.
Meeting of both houses of federal parliament to be held today
Minister for Youth, Labour and Employment, Ramji Yadav, will be tabling a proposal, seeking consideration of the 'Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Bill, 2083 BS'.
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, will be tabling a ' long-term power trade agreement to be made between Nepal and India', according to the parliament secretariat.
Similarly, the upper house of the federal parliament, the National Assembly, is meeting at 1:15 pm. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation are scheduled to furnish responses to the lawmakers' queries relating to their ministries.
The line ministers will be responding to the questions on the Finance Ministry and the Ministry of Energy.
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Khadak Raj Paudel, will be advancing a proposal that wants to send the 'Bill on Liability of Domestic Aviation, 2083 BS' to the Legislation Management Committee for its clause-wise discussion.
