KATHMANDU: The House of Representatives (HoR) has unanimously passed the Archives Protection (First Amendment) Bill, 2081.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Hit Bahadur Tamang, presented a proposal in a meeting of the lower house of the Federal Parliament today, seeking the passage of the bill, which originated from the National Assembly, the upper house.

Prior to this, the HoR International Relations and Tourism Committee held general discussions on the bill.

The government introduced the bill, arguing that it was essential to amend the Archives Protection Act, 2046, to update the legal framework related to the protection of archives and to address contemporary and technical issues in the existing laws for protecting archives in Nepal.

The House of Representatives will meet next at 11:00 a.m. on June 28.

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