Nepal Accelerates Driving License Printing to Clear Backlog by 2083 BS

Kathmandu. The printing of driving licenses is currently proceeding at an accelerated pace. According to Devraj Dhungana, Executive Director of the Security Printing Center, approximately 40,000 licenses are being printed daily.

He stated that license printing has been prioritized, with a target to clear the backlog of approximately 2.9 million licenses by the end of Ashar 2083 BS. Of these, 1.2 million licenses are targeted for completion by Baisakh 12, while the remaining 1.7 million are being processed rapidly.

Minister for Communication and Information Technology Dr. Bikram Timilsina has directed the Security Printing Center to ensure there are no disruptions and to expedite the printing of all pending licenses. The ministry has prioritized this issue within a comprehensive 10-point reform action plan aimed at enhancing result-oriented governance.

Following the Cabinet decision on Chaitra 13, this action plan was initiated to make public service delivery more citizen-friendly, efficient, transparent, and technology-driven.

Meanwhile, to further assist service seekers, the Department of Transport Management has begun publishing daily details of printed and distributed licenses on its website, allowing users to easily track their license status.

Additionally, arrangements have been made to dispatch printed licenses to various transport offices across the country via postal services as quickly as possible. This has streamlined the distribution process. If this momentum continues, it is expected that the long-standing issue of license distribution will be fully resolved in the near future.