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Parliamentary panel to examine e-passport printing dispute
The Public Accounts Committee has called officials from the foreign ministry and passport department for answers.
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee plans to discuss questions surrounding Nepal's electronic-passport printing process.
Why it matters
Passport procurement touches public money, national security and the reliability of a critical citizen service.
Driving the news
- The committee has invited officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Department of Passports.
- Lawmakers have raised questions around a dispute valued at roughly Rs 10.13 billion.
What to watch
The meeting is expected to clarify the procurement record; an invitation to explain is not itself a finding of wrongdoing.