Act

National Identity Card and Vital Registration Act, 2076

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Type
Act
Year
२०७६ BS
Status
In force
Category
खण्ड ४: आन्तरिक प्रशासन · Volume 4: Internal Administration
Official text
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What does it do?

  • The national identity card applies district by district from dates the Government sets by Gazette notice. Every Nepali citizen, and anyone qualified to get citizenship, is eligible, and no Nepali citizen may be denied a card; minors can get a minor's card. Applicants give their personal details and biometrics; the Department of National ID and Civil Registration verifies them, assigns a unique identity number and issues the card, keeps records, corrects details and may cancel cards obtained wrongly.नेपाल सरकारले राजपत्रमा सूचना प्रकाशित गरी तोकेका जिल्लामा तोकिएको मितिदेखि राष्ट्रिय परिचयपत्र लागू हुन्छ। नेपाली नागरिकता लिएका वा लिन योग्य सबै व्यक्ति परिचयपत्र पाउन योग्य छन्, र कुनै पनि नेपाली नागरिकलाई परिचयपत्रबाट वञ्चित गरिँदैन; नाबालकले नाबालक परिचयपत्र पाउन सक्छन्। निवेदकले व्यक्तिगत र जैविक विवरण दिनुपर्छ; राष्ट्रिय परिचयपत्र तथा पञ्जीकरण विभागले छानबिन गरी अद्वितीय परिचय नम्बर दिन्छ र परिचयपत्र जारी गर्छ, अभिलेख राख्छ, विवरण सच्याउँछ र गलत तरिकाले लिएको परिचयपत्र रद्द गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 3–9, 11–16, pp. 3–9
  • Once the card applies, it must be shown to obtain any service from government-owned bodies or the private sector (the identity number alone suffices where details can be checked online), and it is the main basis for accessing public services and proof of identity.परिचयपत्र लागू भएपछि सरकारी स्वामित्वका निकाय, संस्था वा निजी क्षेत्रबाट कुनै पनि सेवा लिँदा परिचयपत्र पेस गर्नुपर्छ (परिचय नम्बरबाट विवरण हेर्न मिल्ने अवस्थामा नम्बर मात्र भए पुग्छ), र यो सार्वजनिक सेवा पाउने मुख्य आधार तथा व्यक्तिको पहिचानको प्रमाण हो। Nepal Law Commission Section 10, pp. 6–7
  • Births, deaths, marriages, divorces and migration must be reported to the local registrar within 35 days by the parents or family members, spouses or the persons concerned; the registrar registers the event and issues a certificate, copies can be obtained, and data flow from local registrars to the Department. Special arrangements apply for late registration and particular cases.जन्म, मृत्यु, विवाह, सम्बन्धविच्छेद र बसाइँसराइ भएको ३५ दिनभित्र आमाबाबु वा परिवारका सदस्य, पतिपत्नी वा सम्बन्धित व्यक्तिले स्थानीय पञ्जिकाधिकारीकहाँ सूचना दिनुपर्छ; पञ्जिकाधिकारीले घटना दर्ता गरी प्रमाणपत्र दिन्छन्, प्रतिलिपि लिन सकिन्छ, र विवरण स्थानीय पञ्जिकाधिकारीबाट विभागसम्म पुग्छ। ढिलो दर्ता र विशेष अवस्थाका लागि छुट्टै व्यवस्था छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 17–29, pp. 9–14
  • The Department keeps an electronic central database; biological and personal details in it are confidential and may be shared only in cases the Act allows, though the Department may confidentially verify, de-duplicate and identify people for lawful purposes. A coordination committee oversees the system. Destroying, altering or leaking database records, damaging its systems or giving false information are offences, the Government is the plaintiff, and separate cards may be issued to non-resident Nepalis.विभागले केन्द्रीय विद्युतीय तथ्याङ्क भण्डार राख्छ; त्यसमा रहेका व्यक्तिको जैविक तथा वैयक्तिक विवरण गोप्य रहन्छन् र ऐनले अनुमति दिएका अवस्थामा मात्र अरूलाई दिइन्छन्, यद्यपि विभागले कानूनी प्रयोजनका लागि गोप्य रूपमा रुजु, दोहोरोपना हटाउने र पहिचान गर्ने काम गर्न सक्छ। समन्वय समितिले प्रणालीको रेखदेख गर्छ। भण्डारका अभिलेख नष्ट गर्नु, हेरफेर गर्नु वा अनधिकृत व्यक्तिलाई दिनु, प्रणालीमा क्षति पुर्‍याउनु वा झुटो विवरण दिनु कसूर हुन्; मुद्दामा नेपाल सरकार वादी हुन्छ, र गैरआवासीय नेपालीलाई छुट्टै परिचयपत्र दिन सकिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 30–47, pp. 14–23

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

  • Outdated The Ministry of Home Affairs' Home Administration Reform Action Plan, 2078 set a target of amending this Act and its 2077 Regulations, along with several other home-affairs laws. The Auditor General reported that the status was unchanged and that the action plan had not been implemented despite being flagged in earlier reports.गृह प्रशासन सुधार कार्ययोजना, २०७८ ले अन्य गृहसम्बन्धी कानूनसँगै यो ऐन र यसको नियमावली, २०७७ संशोधन गर्ने लक्ष्य राखेको थियो। अघिल्ला प्रतिवेदनमा औँल्याइएकोमा पनि अवस्था यथावत् रहेको र कार्ययोजना कार्यान्वयन नभएको महालेखापरीक्षकले उल्लेख गरेको छ। Office of the Auditor General, Nepal OAG 62nd report, Ministry of Home Affairs chapter para 9, PDF p. 333 (printed p. 303)

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