Kathmandu: The government has made national identity card mandatory for transaction related to real estate. The Ministry of Home Affairs published a notice in the Nepal Gazette, making national identity cards mandatory for buying and selling land or house with effect from January 14, 2025.    
Prior to this, citizenship certificate was required for real estate transaction. The provision has been made with the goal of bringing the national identity card into effect, said Joint Secretary and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs, Narayan Prasad Bhattarai.    
The ministry has also made the national ID mandatory for services related to banking and financial institutions, social security fund, health insurance, pension, revenue (personal income tax registration), driver's license, company registration and renewal to be applied in different districts.    
According to Bhattarai, it will be mandatory to submit national identity card to get a SIM card for mobile telephone service from January 14, 2025.

It is now necessary to submit national identity card or a national identity number instead of a citizenship certificate in order to receive public services provided by government agencies, organizations and the private sector, reads the notice issued by the ministry. -- RSS