On January 17, 2011, the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led government had endorsed an initial draft of the NID bill which was floated to the cabinet by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).
The National Identity Management Centre (NIDMC) established under the ministry to deal with political and technical issues related to the project.
“The NID bill required to set the legal framework for the project has been gathering dust at the Ministry of Law after Law Minister rejected the bill saying it has controversial clauses related to citizenship in the Tarai. The Detailed Progress Report (DPR) has also been delayed,” said the source.
Mobile internet service still dominates domestic internet service market, according to a report by the telecom regulator.
Mobile internet, sub-broadband speed connections, accounted for 3.144 million of the total 3.276 million internet users until mid-April, according to latest Management Information Service (MIS) report of Nepal Telecommunications Authority.
Ncell has strongholds in internet users with a total of 1.95 million people accessing the internet via its GPRS service, whereas its rival Nepal Telecom has 1.13 million GPRS/CDMA users without ADSL users and UTL counted 54,175 users in its CDMA lines.
He was speaking at a programme organised by the Department of Civil Service Personnel Records (DoCSPR) to announce the establishment of online information sharing system in all government offices.
On the occasion, Minister Yadav and State Minister for General Administration, Sunita Kumari Mahato, handed over passwords to the representatives of Civil Investment Funds and the Provident Fund for the online correspondence system with DoCSPR.
The electronically registered electoral roll with photographs, finger prints and biometrics is expected to be more authentic and credible for future elections.
The EC was able to register the 9.44 million eligible Nepalis (who are 18 years old or above) over a period of eight months.
Read more: NP: New voter roll completed in 67 districts, 9.44 m registered