Nepal has signed a new agreement to simplify driving licence printing and distribution, introducing a home delivery service for a fee of Rs 40. The deal involves the Department of Transport Management, the Department of Postal Services, and the Security Printing Centre, and was signed at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport.
Under the arrangement, data generated through the Electronic Driving Licence and Vehicle Registration System (EDLVRS) will go directly to the Security Printing Centre. The centre will print the licences from its own system and hand them over to the postal service for delivery.
What changes for applicants?
Applicants will be able to choose between collecting their licence from the transport office or receiving it at a preferred address through the postal service. The government had already planned home delivery of driving licences through the Department of Postal Services. This agreement is intended to organise the process more effectively.
The move could reduce manual handling between offices and give applicants a clearer route for receiving their cards. Normal home delivery will cost Rs 40, while express delivery will cost Rs 70. The service will be available for new licences, category additions, and licence renewals.
According to DoTM Director Keshav Khatiwada, the system required for home delivery has already been prepared, and the service will come into operation within a few days. Applicants choosing home delivery will have to provide their complete address while filling out the application form. Once the licence is printed, it will be delivered to the same address through the postal service.
Khatiwada said licences could be delivered within one to two days in areas close to Kathmandu after printing. Delivery to distant destinations could take up to a week. The home delivery system is being introduced following a government decision to deliver government documents, including passports, citizenship copies, and driving licences, to citizens' homes through the postal service.
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