It is also mulling over enhancing the capacity of Department of Revenue Investigation (DoRI) in a bid to intensify control of revenue leakage and anti-money laundering supervision of the state. [break]
“As a part of this plan, we have already set up two new check posts in Bardibas and Attariya,” Mahesh Dahal, director general of DoRI, told myrepublica.com.
DoRI is adding another check post in Bardaghat of Nawalparasi in the near future. It has also set a plan of establishing check posts in Birtamod, Pokhara, Narayanghat and Syafrubesi of Rasuwa in the next fiscal year. These check posts will function as auxiliary hands of regional offices of DoRI.
DRI has regional offices in Kohalpur, Butwal, Itahari and Pathlaiya. It also has check post in Thankot.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Finance is mulling over empowering the department with additional manpower and adding more teeth to undertake anti-money laundering works.
“We are even discussing on renaming the name of the DoRI into Revenue Investigation and Money Laundering Department (RIMLD),” Dahal said.
Under this upgrading, DoRI has pushed for the creation of an additional post of deputy director general and appointments of high level investigative staffers. Presently, DoRI is largely focused on controlling revenue evasion and investigating on the cases of money laundering on case to case basis.
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