Three Governments, One System: Intergovernmental Relations in the Federal Civil Service Bill

The Constitution of 2015 gave Nepal 761 governments: one federal, seven provincial and 753 local. Article 232 requires their relations to rest on cooperation, coexistence and coordination. Article 285 allows each level to form government services. Political federalism took shape fairly quickly. Administrative federalism is the next step, and a federal civil service law is the piece that will complete it.

On October 1, 2026, the government registered the Federal Civil Service Bill, 2083 in the House of Representatives as Bill No. 35. It has not completed the parliamentary process and is not yet an Act. The House session ended the next day, so deliberation can begin only in the winter session. The interval gives lawmakers, provinces and local levels time to read the text with care.