The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Nepal

Digital ID System
WIP

National identity

Governing entity
National Identity Card and Registration Department
Status of implementation
Active
Legally binding redress mechanism
Customer service mechanism
Funding organizations identified
NA
Technical Support organizations identified
IDEMIA
URL
https://citizenportal.donidcr.gov.np
Last Updated
01/03/26
Claim of digital ID
YES
ID or Civil Registry Act
YES
Regulation for digital ID
YES
Codified digital ID legal status
NO
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment
NO
Relationship with feeder documents
NO
Terms of data storage and sharing available
NO
National Data Protection Act
YES
Data leak disclosure process
NO
Data handling terms exist
NO
Collects or uses biometric data
YES
Digital authentication function
NO
Enables KYC packet collection
NO
Authentication through government portal
NO
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled
YES
Digital Payment System
WIP

National Payments Interface (NPI)

Payment system type
Cross-domain payment system
Status of implementation
Active
Operator
Bank association
National / Regional
National
Annual value of transactions (USD)
NA
Annual volume of transactions
NA
Cost of transactions
NA
Number of participants
2024- 51
Types of transactions supported
P2P, P2M, B2B, P2G, G2P
Type of settlement system
NA
URL
https://nchl.com.np
Last Updated
01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present
YES
Cross-border payments
NA
QR code transactions
NA
Bank participation
YES
Non-bank participation
YES
Interoperability policy
YES
Participation conditions and rules
NA
Data-handing rules for payment system
NA
Reporting forum
NA
AML Law
NA
Data Exchange System
WIP
N/A
Base technical architecture
NA
Status of implementation
Pilot
Governing Entity
Ministry of Science and Technology
Coordination unit
Department of Information and Technology
National / Regional
NA
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral
NA
Permitted participants
NA
Ownership
NA
URL
https://www.worldbank.org
Last Updated
01/03/26
Semantic interoperability
NA
Real-time sharing
NA
Scalable architecture
NA
Audit mechanism
NA
Procedural rules for data mgmt.
NA
Enrolment and participation information
NA
Used by more than one public entity
NA
Impact metrics
NA