Kathmandu- The Cabinet meeting has approved the submission of two bills to the Federal Parliament to divide the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal into a regulator and a service provider.

According to Minister for Information and Communication Technology and Government Spokesperson Prithvi Subba Gurung, the decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting held on 20 December. With this, approval has been received to submit the bill to establish and manage the Nepal Air Services Authority in the Federal Parliament.

Similarly, approval has been received to submit the Bill 2081 to amend and unify the laws related to Nepal Civil Aviation in the Federal Parliament.

There has been a long-standing debate on making the Authority into two separate organizations, one as a regulator and one as a service provider. International regulatory bodies have also expressed interest in this regard. However, the government has not been able to work as announced as the Authority leadership and most employees opposed to it.