Nepal's Transport Department Faces Backlog of 2.5 Million Driver's Licenses Amid Daily Demand of 5,000
Summary
Nepal's Transport Department faces a backlog of 2.5 million driver's licenses amid daily demand of 5,000, prioritizing urgent cases and adopting digital licenses to ease the issue.
Key Points
- Nepal's Department of Transport Management has a backlog of 2.5 million driver's license applications amid a daily demand of 5,000.
- The department prioritizes urgent license requests and uses digital licenses via the Citizen App accepted by traffic police.
- A fire during the Gen-Z movement destroyed 250,000 licenses and the license printing machine, disrupting printing operations.
- An agreement with the Security Printing Press in Sanga is helping to print and distribute 1.2 million licenses in the first phase to alleviate the backlog.
