KATHMANDU: After a long confusion and commotion, preparation has been expedited to implement printing embossed number plates for vehicles in Nepali language.
The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has forwarded statistic collection to print the embossed number plates in English, Nepali or in both languages. The cabinet meeting on April 4 this year had decided to permit the printing of embossed number plates in the Devanagari script (commonly in Nepali language).
Linguists, cultural experts and parliamentarians for a long time had been advocating for the use of Nepali language in the embossed number plate that would also help address safety concerns of the vehicle and users as such plates are based on a high-security computerised technology having a chip connected with a GPS system of the vehicle.
The DoTM at present has been collecting data about how many embossed numbers are to be printed in Nepali, English and both languages. Installation of these number plates will gain pace thereafter as the outsourcing company will be assigned to print embossed number plates accordingly, said Ishwori Dutta Paneru, Spokesperson at the Department.
vehicles in two-wheeler, four-wheeler light and four-wheeler heavy categories will get embossed number plates in accordance with shape and size of the vehicles, informed Spokesperson Paneru.
Since the department lacked data on vehicles all over the country, they were collecting data through Transport Management Offices in each province, he said.
"Initially, 2.5 million embossed number plates will be printed. Before that we need to have a clear understanding about how many to be printed in Nepali, in English in both languages," the Spokesperson said.
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Published Date: June 15, 2023, 12:00 am
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