A session of the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament, approved eight various ordinances on May 23, reports My Republica. The ordinances approved include the Social Security (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2022; Acid and Other Harmful Chemical Substances (Regulation) Ordinance,2022; the Nepal Police and Province Police (Operation, Supervision and Coordination) First Amendment Ordinance, 2022; the Medicine (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2022; the Health Professionals and Health Institutions' Security (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2022; the Ordinance Amending Some Acts Related to Criminal Offence and Criminal Procedures, 2022; the Ordinance Amending Some Acts Against Sexual Violence, 2022 and the Railway Ordinance, 2022. The meeting unanimously approved all the eight ordinances. National Assembly chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina directed the lawmakers to be present in the Federal Parliament's assembly hall in the designated time on May 24 (today), as President Bidya Devi Bhandari is scheduled to address the joint session of the Federal Parliament and present the Policies and Programmes of the Government for the Fiscal Year 2022/23.