Public Accounts Committee to Discuss Passport Printing Irregularities
Summary
The Public Accounts Committee is set to discuss alleged irregularities and corruption in passport printing contracts awarded to German companies Veridos and Muhlbauer in Nepal.
Key Points
- The Public Accounts Committee meeting will discuss irregularities in passport printing and the new passport system.
- Contracts for passport printing were awarded to German companies Veridos and Muhlbauer amid allegations of commission manipulation and corruption.
- The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed charges against officials involved, including the Department of Passports' Director General Tirtharaj Aryal.
- The CIAA's investigation estimates corruption amounting to over 10 billion rupees linked to the passport printing case.
