5. Establishment of the council:
(1) The social welfare council has been established to make effective co-ordination, co-operation, mobilization and promotion of the social organizations and institutions, in order to run social activities in more organized way.
(2) The Council consists of the following members:
(a) The Ministry or the Minister of State responsible for
the social welfare work – Chairperson
(b) One reputed social worker nominated
Government of Nepal – Vice-chairperson
(c) One reputed social worker nominated by
Government of Nepal – Treasurer
(d) President, Social Committee, at present
Constitutional Assembly – Member
(e) Member, (responsible for the social service) the
National Planning Commission – Member
(f) Not more than four persons at least one
women nominated by Government of Nepal
from among the social worker – Member
(g) Three persons nominated by Government of
Nepal from among various social organizations
and institutions – Member
(h) Representative of the relating Ministry responsible
for social welfare – Member
(i) Representative, Ministry of Home Affairs – Member
(j) Representative, Ministry of Local Development – Member
(k) Representative, Ministry of Finance – Member
(l) Representative, Ministry of Health – Member
(m) Representative, Ministry of Education and Culture – Member
(n) The person nominated by Government of Nepal – Member-Secretary
(3) The tenure of the nominated members shall be four years and they may be re-nominated.
(4) Government of Nepal may make alterations of the council members based on the recommendation with reasons submitted by the Council and is shall be notified in the Nepal Gazette