Kathmandu, Oct. 1 -- A bill seeking to overhaul Nepal's federal civil service was registered in Parliament on Thursday, proposing major changes to recruitment, retirement, pensions, promotions, inclusion and relations between the federal, provincial and local administrations.

The bill, which would repeal the Civil Service Act, 1993, is intended to bring the civil service in line with Nepal's federal system. Here are nine of its key provisions.

1. Retirement age and service limits

The bill proposes raising the normal mandatory retirement age from 58 to 60. But it also includes a one-off transition provision for existing employees. When the new law comes into force, civil servants who have already reached 55 or completed 30 years of serv...