PM Dahal confers citizenship certificates on NRNs

Kathmandu: The government has begun conferring Nepali citizenship certificates on non-resident Nepalis (NRNs). It is NRN citizenship.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' provided the NRN citizenship certificates to the Executive Chairman of the Association of NRNs, Badri KC, and Chairman Kul Acharya amidst a function organized at his residence, Baluwatar, on Tuesday. District Administration Office, Kathmandu, issued an NRN citizenship certificate in the name of Executive Chairman KC on Monday, while the District Administration Office, Parbat to Chairman Acharya on Sunday.

Earlier, the respective chief district officers handed the certificates to PM Dahal. The NRN citizenship documents were provided in line with Article 14 of the Constitution of Nepal.  The amendment of the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 eased the constitutional provision.

The NRNs are provided Nepali citizenship, allowing them economic, social, and cultural rights. On the occasion, the Secretary of the Home Ministry, Dinesh Bhattarai, informed that the government had made arrangements to distribute NRN citizenship certificates from all 77 districts.

With this, the NRNs can apply for such certificates from today onwards. The NRNA had been demanding citizenship certificates for a long.

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