Prime Minister Balendra Shah has announced that the Nepal government is expediting preparations to transfer land administration services to all local levels across the country within the next month. He made the announcement in a public statement on social media on Monday.
Source: Radio Nepal
The services are currently available at 33 local levels. According to the Prime Minister, they will be extended to the remaining local levels within a month, taking the total to all 753 local units, so that citizens no longer have to travel long distances for land-related work.
Source: NTV World (RSS)
Shah said the move is part of the government's 100-point agenda for governance reforms and is being implemented in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal, the Local Government Operation Act, 2074 BS (2017), and the Ordinance to Amend Certain Nepal Acts Relating to Land, 2083 BS (2026).
Source: NTV World (RSS)
"The core essence of the Federal Democratic Republic is to reduce the distance between the State and its citizens," the Prime Minister wrote, adding that the goal is not for citizens to travel to distant offices, but to bring the necessary offices and services directly to them. He said the federal government will extend the necessary logistical and technical support to local governments to facilitate the transition.
Source: Radio Nepal
The government expects the change to make land revenue and survey services simpler, more accessible and more convenient for the public, and to allow local governments to fully exercise their constitutional and legal authority over land administration. Reporting on the announcement said routine work such as property verification and ownership transfers, now done at district-level land revenue and survey offices, is expected to move to local offices as the rollout proceeds.
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