INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, JANUARY 24Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Prakash
Jwala, has said preparations are being made to devolve the authority of printing driving license smart cards to the province governments.
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Addressing the training programme organised by the CPN (Unified Centre),
Central School Department here today, Minister Jwala shared that the right to print the driving license is being given to the provinces for
providing services to the people in a smooth manner.According to him, the application for the driving license and the payment for the same
"We have held consultations on this matter with the province government ministers and secretaries concerned some days back
The driving license distribution and related services should be now done at the province level
That meeting had come to this conclusion," he said.
The Transport Minister stated that the Ministry is actively involved in
the homework for making this service more effective and reliable
He added that the Ministry has carried out some good works despite of the limitations
"We have made arrangements for making online application and payment
We have exposed the irregularities in the driving license and some 29,000 fake licenses have been revoked
Nearly 100,000 fake licenses which are already printed are in the process of annulment," he added.Minister Jwala vowed to carry out further
investigation and to punish those involved in this scam.
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