Public Accounts Committee Meeting Called on Passport Printing Irregularities

Summary

The Public Accounts Committee of Nepal's House of Representatives has called a meeting to discuss irregularities and corruption in the passport printing process involving a financial dispute of approximately 10 billion rupees.

Key Points
  • A Public Accounts Committee meeting has been scheduled to address irregularities in passport printing.
  • Committee Chairman Bharat Bahadur Khadka announced the meeting is set for 9 am on Tuesday.
  • Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Passports have been summoned for information sharing.
  • There is a dispute worth around 10 billion 13 crore rupees related to the passport purchase process.
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