Today 2082-08-19 Printed Nepali Driving License Smart Card Name List

Here’s an overview of how the smart-card driving licence printing process works in Nepal (as of late 2025), and what you need to know if you are applying — especially relevant if you’re in Pokhara / Gandaki Province.

✅ Who issues driving-licence smart cards

• Department of Transport Management (DoTM) is the agency responsible for issuing driving licences.
• The actual printing of smart-cards is now done by Security Printing Centre (SPC), under the government — printing resumed recently in 2025.

📝 Steps: from application to collecting your smart card

Here’s a typical flow:

1. Apply for licence (or renewal / category-addition)
   • You pass the required tests (written + practical/trial) under DoTM.
   • Pay the required fees, submit relevant documents, etc.
2. Data enters “smart card printing queue”
   • After your licence is approved, your personal data is entered into the queue for smart-card printing.
3. Card gets printed at SPC
   • SPC prints the card with QR-code (or other security features) and handles large-scale production.
   • The printing facility was reactivated in November 2025, marking a renewed effort to clear the backlog.
4. Card is dispatched to issuing office (or local transport office)
   • Once printed, the smart card is sent back to the transport office where you applied / are registered.
5. You get notified (SMS / portal) and collect your card
   • You can check status online (via DoTM MIS portal) or via SMS (by sending code to 33001) to see if your licence is printed / dispatched.
   • Go to the relevant office to pick up your smart card when it’s ready.

⚠️ What to expect: delays & recent changes

• There has been a backlog for a long time: many people (new licences, renewals, category-additions) have been waiting for their smart cards.
• The printing was paused at certain times — e.g. maintenance halts. For example, in mid-2025 printing was halted for a few days for printer maintenance.
• Not all parts of Nepal yet have printing distributed locally: while there are plans to devolve printing authority to provincial governments (so provinces can print locally instead of centralised printing).
• As of late 2025, the new printing initiative with SPC hopes to clear large backlog — the first batch of cards was delivered to DoTM, and full-scale printing is underway.

🎯 What you — as someone in Pokhara / Gandaki Province — should do

• Apply (or check) through the official DoTM online portal / MIS system. After test/trial pass, ensure your data is submitted properly.
• After application, periodically check print status via SMS (send LC [Application ID] to 33001) or via the DoTM portal.
• When you get notification that your card is printed/dispatched, visit your transport office to collect it. Since printing is now centralised at SPC, there could be some wait time due to backlog — but the 2025 SPC-led printing drive aims to accelerate delivery.
• Keep in mind possible delays due to high demand or logistic backlogs; also check if your province has started local licence-card printing (as some provinces were slated to be authorised to do so).

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