KATHMANDU, March 2: The government has added five more locations for receiving applications for the National Identity Card.
The decision follows the concerns of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal over public complaints for a delayed procedure for issuing the card.
According to the Department of National Identity Card and Civil Registration, applications for the card can be made from the Narayanhiti Palace premises, National City Hall and the Department Premises itself besides the District Administration Offices in Kathmandu and Lalitpur.
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In addition to this, service-seekers from all districts in Bagmati Province except Lalitpur and Bhaktapur and from Parsa and Dhanusha in Madhesh Province can apply to the District Administration Office, Kathmandu.
Similarly, the service-seekers from all districts in Karnali and Sudur Paschim provinces and from Saptari and Sarlahi in Madhesh are eligible to apply for the card from the District Administration Office, Lalitpur.
The Narayanhiti Durbar Premises is for all districts in Koshi, Lumbini and Gandaki provinces and Siraha, Mahottari, Bara and Rautahat, according to Department Director General Rudra Prasad Pandey.
The Department chamber is for Nepal government employees, former employees and distinguished people while families of civil service employees can apply from the National City Hall.
The District Administration Offices in all the 77 districts and 41 area administration offices facilitate in applying for the National ID Card. Citizenship certificate, the original copy of migration (for the migrated people), the original copy of marriage registration (for the married), recommendation of the respective office (for a government employee) and the documents of pensions (for retired employees) are required for applying for the National ID Card.
