KATHMANDU, July 1: The Education, Health, and Information Technology Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) has held a clause-by-clause discussions on the preamble and various sections of the 'National Forensic Science Laboratory (Establishment and Operation) Bill, 2081.'
In today's meeting convened at the committee's meeting hall in Singha Durbar, the committee members suggested mentioning in the proposal separate provisions for reliable testing in determining serious crimes, classifying crimes, and conducting effective study and research.
They said that since technology-based crimes are increasing, the bill should include testing and investigation of digital crimes along with biological and physical ones. Members mentioned that the law should set proper arrangements for having adequate human resources and laboratories, ending the need to wait for testing after sample collection.
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The committee chairperson Dr. Ojaswi Sherchan said that because there is no provision for higher studies in Nepal for laboratory personnel, the committee will decide on setting educational qualifications after getting data on manpower.
In the discussion, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Mahabir Pun mentioned that schools which even do not have posts for primary level teachers are compelled to carry out the functions of secondary level principals.
The committee has decided to invite subject expert Gopal Chaudhary along with representatives from the relevant ministry to the next discussion.
The National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament, passed the bill on February 6 and then sent it to the House of Representatives, the lower house.
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