‘Details of 7 million individuals will be collected this year for National ID card’

By Siraj Khan

Nepalgunj, Aug 25 :  Director General at the Department of National ID and Civil Registration Tirtha Raj Bhattarai has said that they have set a target to collect details of seven million citizens and provide two million National ID cards within the fiscal year 2022/23.

Speaking at the interaction program on National ID card details registration at Nepalgunj, DG Bhattarai informed that the registration process has been completed in 38 districts until now and was ongoing in 12 others. “We have increased our speed to meet the government’s target of providing National ID cards to all within five years,” said Bhattarai.

Regarding Banke district, the department plans to begin details collected from the third week of September through all the ward offices, said Sagarmani Pathak, director at the department.

Pathak added, “There will be two stations in every ward office across Banke to collect the details for the National ID card.” “A legitimate candidate can apply for Nepali citizenship after reaching 16 years of age. After citizenship, a National ID card should also be created. It will help end duplications,” said Pathak.

Chiefs, deputy chiefs, and chief administrative officers from all eight local levels of Banke, political representatives, and security chiefs attended the interaction program.

Banke’s Chief District Officer Surya Bahadur Khatri, who chaired the program, said, “We will complete the necessary process for detail collection within this month. The collection process will begin from the third week of September.”