The Home Minister's Secretariat has stated that the process of purchasing vehicles has been expedited after receiving the purchase permission from the Ministry of Finance.
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The Ministry of Home Affairs has finalized the process of purchasing vehicles required for all three security agencies to conduct the upcoming House of Representatives elections in a peaceful, fearless, and free environment.
The Home Minister's Secretariat has stated that the process of purchasing vehicles has been expedited after the Ministry of Finance granted the purchase permission. The procurement process has reached its final stage after the Ministry of Finance provided resources to provide new vehicles to replace the essential vehicles that were completely destroyed by fire during the Gen-G movement. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, all vehicles will be purchased before the election with the aim of creating an environment for the election and ensuring that there is no shortage of vehicles required for security. The Ministry of Finance has approved Rs 35.1 million for the purchase of 156 vehicles through the regular budget for the Nepal Police. The ministry has also stated that additional resources of Rs 45.3 million have been made available to purchase an additional 106 vehicles. The Nepal Police is preparing to purchase vehicles worth a total of Rs 804.1 million in the current fiscal year. Out of the 156 vehicles to be purchased from the regular budget, 75 are pickup vans (for regular patrols), one prisoner van, 28 office vehicles, 41 electric vehicles and 10 escort pickup vans.
Similarly, the Ministry of Finance has granted resource permission to purchase a total of 59 vehicles for the Armed Police Force. The ministry has stated that three disaster relief vehicles, 50 Bolero pickup vans, three riot control trucks and two ambulances are included.
Similarly, the ministry has granted resource permission of Rs 28 million to purchase six four-wheeled vehicles for the National Investigation Department. Of the 465 offices of the Nepal Police across the country that were damaged during the Genji movement, 449 offices have now been restored after repairs. The remaining 16 offices are also in the final stages of repair, the Ministry's Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, which will be operational soon, has informed. 571 different types of police vehicles were damaged in the incident.
During the Gen-G movement, 84 offices of the Armed Police Force, Nepal were damaged and 61 vehicles were completely set on fire, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Two buildings under the National Investigation Department and three district office buildings were damaged. Similarly, 11 four-wheelers and 30 motorcycles were damaged. According to the division, the estimated cost of these damages is approximately Rs 89 million.
