Land Ownership Certificates Delayed in Western Surkhet Due to Bureaucratic Issues
Summary
More than 90 percent of households in Chaukune Rural Municipality of western Surkhet still lack legal land ownership certificates, with thousands of applications stalled by repeated commission dissolutions and staff changes. Local officials say nearly 1,000 completed files are still awaiting distribution despite measurement and mapping being finished.
Key Points
- More than 90 percent of households in Chaukune Rural Municipality, western Surkhet, do not have legal land ownership certificates.
- Out of 5,014 applications collected, only about 600 certificates have been distributed, while nearly 1,000 completed files remain stalled.
- Local officials blame repeated dissolutions of the land commission and frequent transfers of staff for the delays.
- The rural municipality says it has repeatedly appealed to authorities, but distribution remains blocked by legal and administrative hurdles.
