INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives have demanded the government to halt the process
of procuring the security printing press following today controversy involving the Communication Minister bargaining for commission on its
purchase.
The PAC meeting, which took place on Thursday morning at Singha Durbar, threw questions at the government regarding possible
irregularities on purchase of the printing press, talks of which have been afloat in the media for sometime now.
Saying that their names
have been dragged in the controversy, members of the Committee have demanded that investigation be carried out into the matter and the
process of procurement be halted for the present.
The government has been preparing to bring in security press worth Rs 35 billion as per
government-to-government modality from France and Germany
By establishing a security printing press in the country, the government plans to print secured documents, certificates and stickers
including passports, excise-duty stickers, and vehicle driving licences on its own.
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