Kathmandu. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam has said that the current fiscal year will be declared as the ‘Year of Law Making and Reform’ and the target is to register 166 bills in the Parliament.
Addressing the seminar on Law Reform for Investment and Development in preparation of Nepal
Infrastructure Summit-2026 here today, Minister Gautam said that necessary laws formulation and reforms have been accelerated as per the policy priorities of the government.
She said, “The Ministry of Law has declared this financial year as the Year of Law Making and Reform. In which we register 166 bills in the Parliament in this financial year. The journey of law making means that the government drafts a government bill and registers it in the parliament, and it is passed by the parliament. We are aiming to prepare 166 bills and register them in the parliament. According to her, about 54 bills have been approved by the cabinet since the beginning of the current fiscal year. These bills are in the process of being registered in the parliament, she said.
She said, “About 54 bills have been approved by the cabinet and are almost in the process of being registered in the parliament. This in itself is a journey of reform.” Minister Gautam said that in the process of making laws, the government will prepare a draft of the bill and register it in the parliament and it will be the responsibility of the parliament to pass it. He said that the process of preparing 166 bills as per the government’s target and registering them in the parliament is underway. Minister Gautam further said that works have been forwarded by identifying necessary legal reforms after the government made clear policy views on the future direction of development and reforms at the ministry.
She said that the infrastructure sector should also take forward the process of law making and reform at a fast pace, keeping investment and development at the center. She described the workshop on law reform organized by the Ministry of Infrastructure as a positive start.
Minister Gautam said that financial resources alone were not enough for a country to become economically prosperous.
She said, “The Ministry of Infrastructure has also organized a workshop on law reform keeping investment and development at the center of this journey of law making at a fast pace is a positive beginning in itself.” If a country becomes rich with money, or will it become rich by having the right policies, and by enabling the country’s structures and institutions? This is an important question. If we look at the examples of different countries of the world, we can see examples of countries becoming rich because of the right policies and the institutions in those countries that have done good work. She said that if we look at the examples of different countries of the world, those countries have achieved economic development due to the right policies and capable institutions.
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