Finance Minister Rameshwar Khanal has instructed concerned authorities to work in an integrated manner to prevent revenue leakage.
Speaking at a high-level meeting of the Central Revenue Leakage Control Committee held Monday at the Nepal Police Headquarters in Naxal, Minister Khanal emphasized that all relevant agencies must strengthen coordination and collaboration to make revenue leakage control more effective. Referring to decisions made in previous meetings, he noted that they are being actively implemented and stressed the need to further enhance systemic reforms aimed at controlling revenue leakage.
During the program, Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki stated that revenue leakage control is not merely an economic issue but is directly linked to national security, good governance, and prosperity. He said Nepal Police has been playing an active role within its institutional capacity to combat revenue leakage. Karki added that long-term and effective results could be achieved through strategic support in technology, manpower, legal strengthening, and inter-agency coordination.
At the meeting, Deputy Inspector General Bishwo Adhikari delivered a presentation on the role of Nepal Police in controlling revenue leakage and smuggling. Similarly, Joint Secretary Uttarkumar Khati from the Ministry of Finance presented on various issues related to revenue mobilization and leakage.
The meeting also included virtual discussions with chiefs of all seven provincial police offices and district police offices in Morang, Bara, Chitwan, Banke, and Kailali regarding ongoing efforts to control revenue leakage and smuggling.
Participants were briefed on the situation at border checkpoints through CCTV surveillance systems installed at entry points. The meeting was attended by the Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Home Secretary, the Finance Secretary, the Inspector General of the Armed Police Force, and the Directors General of the Department of Customs, Inland Revenue Department, Revenue Investigation Department, and the Department of Money Laundering Investigation, along with Deputy Inspectors General of Police.
