Kathmandu. The government has started the process of searching and documenting the property in Nepal in the name of former King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and their families.
For this, the federal government has written to the rural municipalities and municipalities across the country and asked them to provide details of movable and immovable assets including land in their names.
The provincial and local level coordination branch under the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation has sent a letter to all local levels and requested them to help in the search of property.
According to the provisions of the Nepal Trust Act, Nepal Trust Regulations 2064 and Property Search Procedure 2067, the Ministry is going to identify the properties in the name of former King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and their families.
Correspondence has been sent to collect the details of properties registered in their name or whose rights, ownership and usufruct may be retained. During this process, the local level has been asked to provide records and documents related to the property, including land owner evidence, land owner registration certificate, field book.
Earlier, the office of Nepal Trust, Kamaladi, had discussed this matter on 9th October and sent a letter to the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation to facilitate necessary coordination and facilitation for property search.
Following the request of Nepal Trust, the branch officer of the ministry, Prakash Panthi, has written to all the local levels. Instructions have also been given to send the collected details to the office of Nepal Trust.