Even two days after Dashain, government offices continue to see a low attendance from civil servants and government officials.

Singha Durbar

Civil servants have not returned to duty in Singha Durbar, Nepal’s main administrative building and its departments.

Several ministries secretaries, joint-secretaries and lower-level staff were absent on October 22, 2018. Moreover, chambers of ministers and high-ranking officials remained closed.

“I could not serve tea and water to my guests as my staff have not returned from holidays,” said a senior official at Singha Durbar.

Luckily, senior officials who did not participate in Dashain festivities and who live close to Kathmandu were able to attend office on October 21 and 22, 2018.

Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration Secretary Dinesh Thapaliya said Junior officials and staffers were yet to return from festive celebrations. “Civil servants are gradually joining office; the festive mood is not over yet,” Thapaliya added.

Department of Passport

Noted as one of the busiest premises in Nepal, the Department of Passport (DoP) processes over 1,000 passports and receives almost the same number of applications in a day.

Unfortunately, on the first day after Dashain the office received 330 applications which further increased to some more until October 22, 2018. The office at the time had few staff.

Department of Transport Management

The Department of Transport Management’s license section received a few service requests. However, there were even fewer government officials to cater to these requests.

Overall, officials said that the service delivery was not badly affected as the demand after festive season was low.

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Easy financial aid and low-interest rate for an automobile purchase, besides necessity, are the driving factors that contributed to this scenario.

“Automobiles are today a necessity and are no more luxurious goods. Vehicle import is bound to increase in the future owing to its increasing necessity among people,” said Shambhu Dahal, President, Nepal Automobiles Dealers’ Association (NADA).

 

“As the price of high-end automobiles has skyrocketed owing to increased tax rates, the demand for such luxurious vehicles has come down notably,” stated Dahal.

The below-conducted statistics show the growth and development in the Nepal automobile industry.

Vehicle Registration Statistics:
According to the Nepal Department of Transport Management (DoTM) statistics published on August 16, 2018, the following findings were revealed:

• 437,614 vehicles were registered in Nepal, in the last fiscal year. This increased the total number of vehicles in the country to 3.22 million, since 1990
• Half of the total registered vehicles in Nepal were imported in the last five years
• Out of the total registered vehicles so far, 2.5 million alone are motorbikes
• DoTM reports registration statistics for 49,318 buses, 25,595 minibuses/mini trucks, 90,411 cranes/dozers, 55,973 pick-up vans, 7,658 microbuses, 45,672 tempos, 143,962 tractors/power, 237,658 cars/jeeps/vans and 26,466 e-rickshaws and 7,607 other vehicles

However, the automobile business came down drastically, ever since the government increased vehicles and moreover high-end vehicles taxes since the Fiscal Year 2018-19 began.

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