Nepal’s Nagarik App update

Nepal has pushed a new Nagarik App update that adds engineering-license checks, police-clearance tracking and public-exam PDF exports to one government app. (x.com) The update is version 2.0.94, according to a post by Niraj Bhusal that lists three additions: Nepal Engineering Council verification, Online Police Clearance Report tracking, and Public Service Commission, known as Loksewa, PDF export. (x.com) Nagarik App is Nepal’s official citizen-services app, run under the government’s digital-services push, and its website says it now offers more than 30 services through one login. The public web portal also shows 5,000,000-plus downloads on Google Play and 3,461,987 verified users on the service dashboard. (nagarikapp.gov.np) (play.google.com) (web.nagarikapp.gov.np) The engineering-council feature targets a common paperwork problem: proving a professional registration is valid when applying for jobs, contracts or services. The police-clearance feature targets another routine step, because applicants often need to know where a clearance request stands before travel, study or employment deadlines. (x.com) (youtube.com) The Loksewa export tool folds exam-related paperwork into the same app. Nagarik App already lists Lok Sewa among its connected services, and the new PDF export suggests users can now generate a shareable file instead of relying only on an in-app view. (nagarikapp.gov.np) (x.com) Nepal launched Nagarik App on January 15, 2021, as part of its Digital Nepal plan to move government services onto phones instead of office counters. The app’s own frequently asked questions say it works through one’s own registered mobile number and links identity records such as citizenship, passport, voter card or driving licence. (nagarikapp.gov.np) (english.onlinekhabar.com) That identity link is central to how the app works. Nagarik App’s privacy policy says the government uses personal identifiers including citizenship number, passport number, voter identification, Permanent Account Number and educational certificate registration number when a citizen chooses an electronic service. (nagarikapp.gov.np) The new release keeps adding narrow, high-friction tasks into the same place: verify a credential, check a clearance file, export an exam document. That is the same model the app described at launch in 2021 — one service gateway instead of separate office visits and separate systems. (x.com) (nagarikapp.gov.np)