HUMLA: Residents of rural areas in Humla no longer need to travel to the district headquarters in Simkot to obtain their national identity cards, as mobile registration services have now been launched in their own villages.
Previously, locals were compelled to spend thousands of rupees and travel long distances to the District Administration Office in Simkot to register for the cards. However, in a major relief for remote communities, data collection for national identity cards has now begun at the local level. In the past month alone, data from 3,263 individuals has been collected across several rural municipalities.
According to Chief District Officer (CDO) Tek Kumar Regmi, the data collection was carried out by mobile teams deployed directly to designated locations, as determined by local municipal executives.
This initiative follows an all-party meeting involving CDO Regmi, rural municipality chairpersons, and elected representatives from Namkha, Simkot, Kharpunath, and Adanchuli municipalities. The decision was made after local leaders raised concerns about the hardship their residents faced in accessing services.
Within a month, the collected data includes: Namkha: 1,152 individuals; Adanchuli: 718 individuals; Kharpunath: 885 individuals; and Simkot: 508 individuals.
The data was collected offline in the field and then uploaded online at the District Administration Office in Simkot.
CDO Regmi emphasized that this step is part of a broader effort to make essential government services more accessible to remote communities.
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