Kathmandu Metropolitan City Decides to Operate Land Administration Service Centers in 10 Wards

Kathmandu Metropolitan City has decided to operate land administration service centers in 10 out of its 32 wards. In the initial phase, services will be launched in wards no. 3, 4, 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 23, 26, and 31. Services related to land ownership, lien removal recommendations, and tax revenue will be made available directly from these wards. (17 Chait, Kathmandu)

According to Sunita Dangol, Acting Chief of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, the land administration service is being implemented on a pilot basis in these 10 wards. She stated, “For this initiative, the metropolitan office will collaborate with the land revenue offices in Chabahil, Dillibazar, and Kalanki.” Previously, services such as four-killa (ownership) recommendations and house road recommendations were provided, but now land administration services will be accessible at the ward level.

Services encompassing land ownership and rights, record maintenance, lien and release recommendations, and tax and revenue-related processes will be available from the wards. Dangol added, “Citizen consultation and grievance facilitation, collection of revenue from service recipients at ward offices, biometric data collection to verify citizen identity, recommendation and record management related to banking liens and their release will all be handled within the ward offices.”

The 47th executive meeting of Kathmandu Metropolitan City had resolved to initiate land administration service in 10 selected wards as a pilot program. The city is now moving forward with implementing this plan accordingly.