By Gurkha Insight • Frontline • Aug 26, 2025 19:13 PM • 6 views
To achieve this, the government plans to procure more printing machines to significantly increase the speed of license production. This measure is intended to eliminate the long queues and backlogs that have become a common problem. Furthermore, Minister Jwala announced a key policy change: the renewal period for driving licenses will be extended from the current five years to ten years. This change aims to reduce the administrative burden on both the government and the public. While acknowledging the economic challenges that have limited investment in infrastructure, Minister Jwala affirmed the government's commitment to increasing the budget for road construction. He emphasised that this investment is vital for creating employment opportunities and fostering national prosperity. He also called for greater cooperation among all agencies to work together to reduce the number of road accidents.
The government is taking steps to overhaul the current, often frustrating, process of obtaining a driving license, with the goal of providing licenses to applicants within a single week. Minister for Physical Infrastructures and Transport Prakash Jwala announced that the entire system is being revised to be more efficient and timely. In addition to speeding up the initial process, the government also plans to extend the validity of a driving license from five years to ten years. In a significant move to address public frustration with the lengthy delays in receiving a driving license, the government, led by Minister Jwala, has initiated a series of reforms. During a program in Kathmandu, the minister revealed that the current process, which can take months or even years, will be replaced with a streamlined system. This new system is being designed to deliver a license to an applicant within just one week from the start of the process.
