KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Prakash Jwala has said that preparations are underway to give the right to print driving licenses to the provincial governments.
In a training program organized by the Central School Department of the CPN (Unified Socialist) today, Minister Jwala said that the provincial government is about to be given the right to print permits to provide services to the people easily. He said that payment and application for driving licenses can be made online.
Over 200,000 await digital driving licenses since months
"A few days ago, we discussed this with the concerned ministers and secretaries of the provinces," Minister Jwala said, "Now we have come to the conclusion that the driving licenses should be made at the provincial level, not at the federal level." Stating that the ministry is doing homework to make it more effective and reliable, he said, “We have some limits. We have done some good things while respecting those limits. We have arranged that payment and application online. Also, the scam in the driving license process has been made public.”
Minister Jwala mentioned that about 29,000 fake driving licenses have been canceled and promised to continue the process of canceling about 100,000 fake driving licenses. He said that the involvement of some in the fake license scam will be investigated further.
