Nepal

Kathmandu, September 15

The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens has developed a standard for nomination of members for the Central Senior Citizens Welfare Committee to make selection and appointment of office-bearers fair and transparent.

The Senior Citizens Act- 2006 states that the government shall form a 17-member committee headed by minister of women, children and senior citizens for the purposes ofthe care, maintenance and social security of senior citizens.

The standard is applicable for the selection and appointment of two representatives, including one woman, from among organisations operated for the protection of interests of senior, in CSCWC. The standard is also applicable for the selection and appointment of two persons including one woman, working in the field ofreligious and social activities in CSCW.

&Persons eligible to be appointed as the members of the committee shall be Nepali citizens having attained 60 years of age, with at least 10 years of experience in the concerned field,& read the standard. Any person who is not a Nepali citizen, has been convicted of offences (corruption, money laundering, human trafficking, drug smuggling, wildlife crimes and rape) involving moral turpitude and blacklisted under the law or has acquired permanent residency status of a foreign country shall not be eligible to be nominated as a member of the committee, stated the standard.

There shall be a five-member recommendation panel led by the chief of Senior Citizen Division at the ministry to recommend names of eligible candidates.

Tenure of the members shall be three years and they may be re-appointed. If a member commits misconduct or is found incompetent, the government may remove such member prior to the completion of his or her tenure.

According to the standard, the ministry acts as the secretariat of the committee.

Functions, duties and powers of the committee are to prepare policies, plans and programmes for the protection and social security of the senior citizens; implement and monitor the policies, plans and programmes approved by the government and update inventory and records of senior citizens.

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Kathmandu, September 15

Co-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal said some domestic and international forces attempted to derail the peace process and used the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a tool to achieve their goal.

Speaking at an interaction today, Dahal said though political parties had reached an understanding regarding the appointment of the chair of the TRC, complications stillpersisted.

&The PM has assured that he will okay any names I recommend as chair of the TRC, but if we don&t stand united things will be difficult,& he added.

&All those involved in the Maoist movement should come together to finish the job,& he said. Both national and international elements had made transitional justice a profitable business, alleged Dahal.

&This issue is related to our political movement, so we all need to come together to strengthen relationship with people to take peace process to a logical conclusion,& NCP Co-chair Dahal said.

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