Economically weak / poverty recommendation
विपन्न सिफारिस (आर्थिक अवस्था कमजोर सिफारिस)
Responsible office
Ward office (all 6,743 wards); in Kathmandu Metropolitan City the recommendation for treatment of poor citizens is issued by the city on the basis of the ward's letter on the family's economic condition
वडा कार्यालय
01 · Before you apply
Essential information
Legal basis
Local Government Operation Act 2074 (स्थानीय सरकार सञ्चालन ऐन, २०७४) - ward committee duties, including certifications and recommendations (section number not re-verified in this research); fee set by each local level's Finance Act 2083 (e.g. Kathmandu Metropolitan City Finance Act 2083, in force from Shrawan 1, 2083). Fee waivers: e.g. Bardaghat Finance Act 2083 s.12; Mahabu Finance Act 2083 s.16.
Fee information as of
Kathmandu: current FAQ (undated); Bardaghat, Mahabu: FY 2083/84; ward-letter fees in big cities not found
Source updated
KMC FAQ page (undated; checked 2026-10-12); 2083-03-10 BS (Bardaghat Finance Act header)
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.
- Application (निवेदन) stating what the recommendation is for (hospital treatment, scholarship, and so on)
- Copy of the applicant's citizenship certificate, or the birth registration for a child
- Kathmandu Metropolitan City, treatment of poor citizens (विपन्न नागरिक औषधी उपचार सिफारिस): copies of the patient's and the applicant's citizenship certificates; the original ward-office letter on the family's economic condition; the original hospital letter stating the illness; hospital records (prescription, admission form, discharge papers if any, diagnosis documents); two passport-size photos; a Rs 10 revenue stamp
- Other local levels and other purposes: Not published - confirm at the office
03 · At the office
Step-by-step process
- 1
Find out from the hospital, school or scheme exactly what wording or format of recommendation it needs.
- 2
Submit the application at your ward office with the supporting documents.
- 3
The ward verifies the household's situation; a local inquiry (सर्जमिन) may be held.
- 4
Pay the fee if any (many local levels waive it; see the examples) and keep the receipt.
- 5
The ward chair, a ward member or the ward secretary signs the recommendation, or the letter on your economic condition.
- 6
In Kathmandu Metropolitan City, for treatment costs, take the ward letter and the hospital papers to the city, which issues the treatment recommendation on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- 7
Take the recommendation to the hospital, school or scheme office.
04 · Cost
Fees and charges
Recommendation for medical treatment of poor citizens (विपन्न नागरिक औषधी उपचार सिफारिस)
KMC FAQ page ('सेवा शुल्क: निःशुल्क'; undated, site (c) 2026). A Rs 10 revenue stamp is among the documents.
Kathmandu Metropolitan City: free (निःशुल्क)
Scholarship recommendation for poor and promising students
Bardaghat Finance Act 2083, s.12.
Bardaghat Municipality: free (FY 2083/84)
Economic-aid recommendation for listed serious illnesses
Bardaghat Finance Act 2083, s.12.
Bardaghat Municipality: free (FY 2083/84)
Recommendation for government-funded health treatment
Mahabu Finance Act 2083, s.16.
Mahabu RM (Dailekh): 100% exempt (FY 2083/84)
Ward-level poverty letter (KMC ward letter, Lalitpur, Pokhara)
Varies by local level.
Not published - confirm at the office
06 · Read carefully
Important notes
- Fee waivers differ sharply. Kathmandu, Bardaghat and Mahabu make treatment-related recommendations free, while Sandhikharka's Finance Act 2083 (s.19) allows no automatic exemptions.
- Kathmandu also issues fire-incident recommendations (आगलागीको सिफारिस) free, within 24 hours of complete documents (ward recommendation, police site report, land-certificate copy, tax receipt for the current year).
- Pokhara lists a 2082 procedure on health insurance for poor citizens (विपन्न नागरिकहरुलाई स्वास्थ्य बिमा कार्यान्वयन कार्यविधि, २०८२) on its site; not reviewed.
- No official document list or fee was found for the ward-level poverty letter itself in the named cities.
08 · Verification