The government introduced two bills in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, while a parliamentary committee report on another bill was tabled in the House.
During the House meeting, Minister for Infrastructure Development Sunil Lamsal presented the Diploma Engineering Council Bill, 2026.
Minister Lamsal said that the bill was introduced with the objective of establishing a council to make the diploma engineering profession systematic, dignified, and high-quality.
The bill proposes provisions for assessing the competence of diploma engineers, registering them according to their qualifications, enforcing a code of conduct, and maintaining records of technical professionals.
Similarly, Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Sovita Gautam, on behalf of Prime Minister and Defense Minister Balendra Shah, introduced the National Defense University Bill, 2026 in the House of Representatives.
The bill aims to establish a university dedicated to advanced study and research in national security, defense, international relations, and strategic affairs.
Minister Gautam said that the university would provide higher education and training to both military and civilian officials and provide the government with evidence-based recommendations on security and strategic matters.
Meanwhile, the committee report on the Bill on the Establishment and Operation of National Forensic Science Laboratory, 2024, was also tabled in the House.
Ojashwi Sherchan, chairperson of the Education, Health, and Information Technology Committee, presented the report prepared after clause-by-clause discussions and revisions to the bill.
The committee held 16 meetings for clause-by-clause deliberations on the bill. It amended or revised 27 of the bill’s original 33 sections and added one chapter and four new sections.
The report prioritizes strengthening the institutional capacity of the forensic laboratory, effective service delivery, and the objective use of scientific evidence in investigations. The bill also includes provisions to prevent political or other institutional interference in laboratory testing.
The two bills introduced in the House will now proceed through clause-by-clause discussion and the amendment process, while further deliberations will be held on the committee report.
