Civil Service Act, 1993

The concerned office shall send information of the abolition of such posts to the Civil Book Depot. The work to be performed from such posts shall be performed through service contracts by fixing minimum remuneration and contracting with a person or institution.

(6) For recruitment by internal competitive examination under clause (d) of sub-section (1), recruitment shall be made by allowing competition from employees working in Non-Gazetted Third Class and classless posts who have fulfilled the minimum educational qualification and minimum service period required for the Non-Gazetted Second Class post.

(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), to make the civil service inclusive, forty-five percent of the posts to be filled by open competition shall be reserved, and considering that percentage as one hundred percent, recruitment shall be made by conducting separate competitions only among the following candidates:-

(a) Women — Thirty-three percent
(b) Indigenous Nationalities (Adivasi/Janajati) — Twenty-seven percent
(c) Madhesi — Twenty-two percent
(d) Dalit — Nine percent
(e) Persons with Disabilities — Five percent
(f) Backward Region — Four percent

Explanation:

(1) For the purposes of this sub-section, "Backward Region" means the districts of Achham, Kalikot, Jajarkot, Jumla, Dolpa, Bajhang, Bajura, Mugu and Humla.

(2) For the purposes of clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this sub-section, "Women, Indigenous Nationalities, Madhesi and Dalit" means women, indigenous nationalities, Madhesi and Dalit who are economically and socially backward.

(8) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this section, the percentage of posts determined under clause (e) of sub-section (7) shall be filled by competitive examination allowing competition only among persons with disabilities prescribed for a specific nature of work.

(9) While determining the percentage pursuant to sub-section (7), if the fraction is less than one percent, such fraction shall be shifted to the group immediately following the group for which the fraction arose.

(10) If suitable candidates are not available in the advertisement for the year for which the posts reserved under sub-section (7) were advertised, such posts shall be included in the advertisement of the following year, and if suitable candidates are not available even after advertising in that manner, such posts shall be included Amended by the Third Amendment. in the posts to be filled by open competition in the following year.

(11) The provision for recruitment by the percentage determined under sub-section (7) shall be reviewed every ten years.

(12) In case of any dispute in determining the number of posts according to the percentage under sub-section (7), the decision of the Public Service Commission shall be final.

(13) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this section, the Government of Nepal may, by a notification published in the Nepal Gazette, designate posts for a specific nature of work or post allowing only women to compete.

(14) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this section, for once after the commencement of this section, women candidates who have completed at least five years of temporary service in a permanent post of a women development program operated by a government agency at the time of commencement of this section and who fulfill the minimum qualification required for a post may be given permanent appointment to a prescribed post by taking a competitive examination determined by the Public Service Commission.