The parliamentary discussion on Reconstruction Authority bill has been postponed indefinitely after the parties failed to garner consensus on the same during a meeting of legislative committee on Tuesday.

“The discussion have been postponed indefinitely after the ruling and opposition parties demanded more time for political consensus on reconstruction authority,” said the Committee Chair Ganga Chaudhary.

Six meetings have been convened so far for the political consensus, Chaudhary said. However, the lack of consensus between ruling coalition and opposition party Nepali Congress has left the bill in limbo.

As the bill is yet to be approved, the reconstruction activities for the earthquake-damaged setups, is on halt. The budget appropriated for the purpose is unutilised.

Meanwhile, the government has recently decided to allow National Planning Commission to oversee the reconstruction tasks until the reconstruction bill is approved.