Kathmandu, July 31 -- The government has introduced a bill in Parliament to prevent office-bearers of constitutional bodies from receiving double benefits from the state treasury.

The first amendment bill to the Remuneration, Conditions of Service and Facilities of Office Bearers of Constitutional Bodies Act, 1996 was registered at the House of Representatives on Thursday by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.

The proposed amendment states that any person who is already receiving a government pension, or is eligible to receive one, will not be allowed to draw the pension while serving as a chief office-bearer or office-bearer of a constitutional body.

The government has proposed inserting a new sub-section, 1(a),...