KATHMANDU: The government has claimed that driving licenses printed through the Security Printing Centre meet international standards.
Issuing a statement, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology said that the newly issued driving licenses are of international quality.
The government began printing licenses from the centre only after the Gen-Z movement, according to the ministry.
The statement said the current licenses are based on ISO 7810 ID-91 standards, which are widely used internationally and follow the credit card standard format adopted by developed countries.
“The licenses being printed are of international standard ISO 7810 ID-91 quality, prepared based on globally accepted credit card standards used for decades in developed countries,” the ministry said.
The government claims the new system will make Nepal’s vehicle management system more secure and reliable.
Earlier, the country used smart chip-based licenses, which required foreign expertise for digital reading processes. The ministry stated that the new system now uses intelligent QR technology instead.
According to the statement, the QR-based system is encrypted, layered, and copy-protected. It also includes 39 security features in the new smart driving license.
The ministry further stated that the entire production process follows an end-to-end offline system, ensuring that there is no risk of data leakage or unauthorized access to personal details.
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