The bill to amend the citizenship law has been registered in the parliament. Home Minister Ramesh Akhtar has submitted the Bill to amend the Citizenship Act 2063 in the Bills Branch under the House of Representatives.
According to Trivikram Parajuli, head of the bill branch of the House of Representatives, a bill to amend the Citizenship Act, 2063 has been registered on Tuesday.
An amendment bill has been registered that the system of obtaining citizenship should be made more systematic and the issue of granting citizenship should be addressed and implemented by the courts at various times.
In the then Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063, citizenship is granted on the basis of birth and according to that, the children of people who have obtained the citizenship of Nepal on the basis of birth are granted the citizenship of Nepal. A new bill has been introduced as the existing provisions of the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 have to be amended to grant Nepali citizenship to the children of persons whose mother has died early or whose mother is out of contact.
If the father's name is mentioned in the birth certificate or educational qualification certificate of a person but he declares that the father is not in contact, then it is assumed that the identity of the father of such a person is not known and the citizenship is going to be granted on the basis of descendants .
The reason for bringing the citizenship bill is that if the applicant does not want to mention the father's name, surname, and address in the certificate, to grant Nepali citizenship accordingly and to provide minor identity cards to children who have not reached the age of 16, as the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 should be included in the Nepal Citizenship Act. The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that a bill has been introduced to amend the
