Study committee formed to resolve citizenship issues

Kathmandu: The Home Ministry has formed a study committee to resolve citizenship issues. The five-member committee was formed today under the coordination of the Chief of Policy, Plan, Monitoring and Evaluation Division of the Home Ministry, Tok Raj Pandey.

The under-secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM), the Under-Secretary of the Law Ministry, the representative of the Legal Division and the Under-Secretary of the Citizenship and National Identity Card Management Section of the Home Ministry are the members of the committee. The Committee has been asked to submit the study report by October 1.

According to the Home Ministry, a mandate has been given to the committee to identify problems faced by citizens at present.

Similarly, suggestions have been sought from the study committee regarding the issue of analyzing existing legal arrangements and revising the acts, regulations and procedures for resolving citizenship issues.

Earlier, a discussion was held on the draft of the procedure for issuing and managing Nepali citizenship certificate-2081 in the presence of Home Minister, Ramesh Lekhak, at the Home Ministry today.