: To create a suitable environment for scientific and technical activities for the development, research and promotion of science and technology, to encourage and appreciate the talented scientists and engineers working in the field of science and technology, to operate the Nepal Science and Technology Institute as an organized and competent body As it is desirable, in the twenty-first year of the reign of Shri 5th Maharajadhiraj Birendra Bir Bikram Shahdev, Parliament has made this Act.