(1) The following employees shall not be eligible to be nominated for study or training:
(a) Those who are not potential candidates for promotion pursuant to Section 27 or whose grade is
withheld pursuant to this Act,
40 (b) 41 A freshly appointed and posted employee of officer level who has not served in the most remote area
for at least One year or in remote area for at least Two years and who has not served, holding the
permanent post of gazetted level of the Nepal Health Service under the Civil Service Act, 2049
(1993) prior to the commencement of the Nepal Health Service Act, 2053 (1997), in the most
remote area for at least One year or in remote area for at least Two years,
(c) 42 Where an employee mentioned in Clause (b) has not served in such area and for such period as
mentioned in that Clause, until he or she serves in such area for a continuous period as mentioned.
Provided that, in making nomination for a training which is highly technical and special nature
and for a period less than Ninety days, the ineligibility as mentioned in this Section shall not
apply.
(2) In the case of those who go for study without prior approval of the Ministry, no scholarship shall be provided by the Government of Nepal.