KATHMANDU, MAY 18
The House of Representatives (HoR) today passed the Sahid Dashrath Chand Health Science University Bill, 2081 BS. A session of the lower house unanimously endorsed the bill, along with the report submitted by the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee.
Responding to queries raised during the deliberations, Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Raghuji Pant, stated that the provision to appoint the Ministers of Education and Health and Population as Pro-Chancellors aims to develop the university into a prominent hub for health education and services.
During the discussions, Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai expressed that the establishment of the university would serve as a form of justice for the people of the Sudurpaschim region. Dr. Amresh Kumar Singh congratulated the residents of Sudurpaschim Province on the bill's endorsement, while also drawing attention to ongoing disparities in national development. He noted that Madhesh Province still lacks a single government medical college.
Similarly, Prem Suwal took the opportunity to highlight the significance of Khwopa University as a relevant model.
Lawmakers Damodar Paudel Bairaghi, Kiran Kumar Shah, Dr. Chanda Karki, Devendra Paudel, Dilendra Prasad Badu, Bijula Rayamajhi, Ram Krishna Yadav, Ram Prakash Chaudhary, Dayal Bahadur Shahi, Prem Ale, and Biraj Bhakta Shrestha welcomed the government's initiative to establish the university.
Several parliamentarians also recommended that the bill incorporate provisions for appointing university leadership through a competitive process, with the aim of developing the institution as a model university.
The House of Representatives is scheduled to reconvene at 11:00 AM on May 19.
