Kathmandu – Nepal’s lawmaking process has hit a major roadblock. A total of 30 important bills, including the Civil Service Bill and the Education Bill, have stalled after the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

These bills had already gone through long discussions and were even passed by the National Assembly, but they were never endorsed by the House of Representatives. As a result, despite political agreement, the bills never became law.

Because both houses must pass a bill for it to become law, all 30 bills are now inactive. During the last budget session, parties focused only on passing the budget and left other lawmaking on hold.

The stalled bills include key proposals like the Police Bill and amendments to the Corruption Investigation Commission Act, which would have allowed the commission to investigate policy-level corruption. But due to party interests, these bills got stuck in the State Affairs Committee and were never passed.

According to the Parliament Secretariat, there were 21 government bills and 2 private member bills in the House of Representatives. Twenty bills were already under detailed clause-by-clause discussion before the House was dissolved.

This means the next House of Representatives will have to restart the entire process, delaying much-needed reforms in civil service, education, and anti-corruption measures.