INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, February 10
Education and Health Committee of the House of Representatives has passed the National Sports Development
Bill-2018.
At a meeting of the committee held at Singha Durbar today, committee Chair Jaya Puri Gharti announced the endorsement of the bill
Puri said volleyball had been mentioned as the national game in the bill.
As per the bill, recommendation for the appointment of
member-secretary of the National Sports Council will be made as per the committee decision
A three-member committee comprising secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, coordinator of the committee, a woman and an expert will
recommend the name for member-secretary
The term of member-secretary will be for four years and s/he could be re-appointed for the next term, reads the bill
At present, the appointment of the member-secretary of NSC is made upon the direct recommendation of the ministry.
The bill has set criteria
for the member-secretary candidate that s/he should be at least 30 years, have a bachelor degree and at least five years of work experience
The NSC will be a 17-member committee and there should be mandatory representation of four organisations — Nepali Army, Nepal Police,
Armed Police Force and Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Committee member Jeevanram Shrestha said, &There is significant contribution of the four organisations to the development of sports sector
Mandatory representation of the organisations in NSC has been made on the basis of their contribution.&
Similarly, the bill has also made
provision for executive committee to run the NSC and finalised the definition of international athlete
The bill has defined the player, who has represented in the Olympics, Asian and South Asian Games, or games organised by International Games
Association, Federation as well as world championships, as international athlete.
National-level athlete has been defined as a player who
has participated in national sports championships.
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