Parliament has passed the National Service Authority Bill, 2024 paving the way for the National Service Scheme <\/a>to become an Authority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Authority as a corporate body will now have the requisite legal capacity to develop and implement policies, and programmes for national service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Service Authority Bill, 2024, was laid in Parliament by the Education Minister under a certificate of urgency on the 14th June, 2024 pursuant to a Cabinet Memorandum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Mr Osei Assibey Antwi thanked Parliament for the unity of purpose with which the bill was passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the Authority status the NSS will attain, after the president accents to it, will broaden their scope of operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said as at now the scheme does not owe any service personnel. He said the scheme is now better placed to significantly wean itself from government financially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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