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Senior citizen ID card

ज्येष्ठ नागरिक परिचयपत्र

Responsible office

Municipality / rural municipality (apply to the ward chair at your ward office)

नगरपालिका / गाउँपालिका (वडा कार्यालय मार्फत)

Who can applyNepali citizens aged 60 or over (Senior Citizens Act 2063, s.2: 'साठी वर्ष उमेर पूरा गरेको नेपाली नागरिक').

Typical timeNot published - confirm at the office.

Taxes / chargesNot stated

01 · Before you apply

Essential information

Legal basis

Senior Citizens Act 2063 (ज्येष्ठ नागरिक सम्बन्धी ऐन, २०६३): s.2 (a senior citizen is a Nepali citizen aged 60+), s.9 (छुट र सुविधा - discounts and facilities); Senior Citizens Regulation 2065 (ज्येष्ठ नागरिक सम्बन्धी नियमावली, २०६५), which contains the ID-card rule (apparently r.7; the official online copy is not machine-readable); local directives, e.g. Ichchhakamana RM ज्येष्ठ नागरिक परिचयपत्र वितरण निर्देशिका, २०७९ (replacing its 2074 directive).

Fee information as of

Not found

Source updated

Senior Citizens Act 2063 and Regulation 2065 as posted by MoWCSC (2081-10-15 BS); Ichchhakamana directive 2079 BS

Data confidence

medium

02 · Prepare

Documents you need

Bring original documents together with readable photocopies. Names, dates and record details should match across every document.

Photocopy of your citizenship certificate (नागरिकता प्रमाणपत्रको प्रतिलिपि), which also proves your age
Two auto-size photos (दुई प्रति अटो साइज फोटो)
Written application (निवेदन) with personal, family, health and property details, in the local format

03 · At the office

Step-by-step process

1
Check that you are 60 or older according to your citizenship certificate.
2
Fill in the application at your ward office, addressed to the ward chair (वडा अध्यक्ष).
3
Attach the citizenship copy and two auto-size photos.
4
The ward verifies the details and forwards the application.
5
The chief administrative officer, or an officer they designate, issues the card, which is the same size as a citizenship certificate.
6
If the card is lost or damaged, apply for a duplicate with a police or ward recommendation, a citizenship copy and a statement of what happened.

04 · Cost

Fees and charges

Senior citizen ID card

The Ichchhakamana directive does not state a fee. In Mahabu RM (FY 2083/84), general recommendations are free for senior citizens.

Not published - confirm at the office

06 · Read carefully

Important notes

Benefits confirmed in the Act (s.9, 'छुट र सुविधा'): every health-service provider must serve senior citizens with priority (s.9(3)); drinking-water, electricity, telephone and other public-service providers must also give them priority (s.9(5)). Section 9 also requires two seats to be kept reserved ('दुईवटा सीट सुरक्षित राख्नु पर्नेछ'); the surrounding text is garbled, so it could not be confirmed that this means seats on public vehicles.
Specific fare and health-treatment discount percentages could not be read in the official online copies of the Act and Regulation: Not published - confirm at the office.
Ichchhakamana's directive classes cardholders as under 70, 70 and over (वरिष्ठ ज्येष्ठ नागरिक), helpless (असहाय), incapacitated (अशक्त) and single (एकल); the card has a field for available discounts and facilities (उपलब्ध छुट तथा सुविधाहरु).
In Asoj 2083 the ministry issued procedures for senior-citizen day-service centres at the local level, and it has posted a draft National Senior Citizens Policy 2083; neither was reviewed.
This card is separate from the social security (old-age) allowance, which has its own enrolment and age rules.