Term of 6 reform commissions extended

The Cabinet Division has issued a notification extending the tenure of six reform commissions until Feb 15.

The extension had been announced earlier by the Chief Advisor’s Press Wing, and a formal notification came on Monday.

The commissions whose tenures have been extended include are the Constitution Reform Commission, Public Administration Reform Commission, Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, Reform Commission, Judiciary Reform Commission, Police Reform Commission, and Election System Reform Commission.

Among these, the tenure of the Constitution Reform Commission, Election System Reform Commission, ACC Reform Commission, and Police Reform Commission ended on Jan 15.

Meanwhile, the tenure of the Public Administration and Judiciary Reform Commissions was set to end on Jan 31.

The interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, had formed these commissions to initiate sector-wise reforms.

Four of the commissions submitted their final reports by Jan 15.

The judiciary and public administration reform commissions are expected to file their reports by Jan 31.