The Indigenous Nationalities Commission submitted its annual report for fiscal year 2082/83 to President Ram Chandra Paudel at Shital Niwas, the President’s residence in Kathmandu, on October 15. Commission Chair Ram Bahadur Thapamagar presented the report during a special ceremony, the President’s Secretariat said.
Report presented at Shital Niwas
The submission brought the commission’s annual report before the head of state in keeping with a constitutional reporting requirement. The ceremony was held at Shital Niwas, where Thapamagar formally handed the document to President Paudel. The President’s Secretariat provided information about the presentation.
The report covers fiscal year 2082/83. The available details of the submission identify the reporting period and the officials involved, but do not specify the report’s findings or recommendations. The announcement therefore centers on the formal delivery of the document rather than on particular issues addressed in it.
Constitutional reporting requirement
The submission follows Article 294 of the Constitution of Nepal, which requires constitutional bodies to submit their annual reports to the President. The commission’s presentation on October 15 was made under that provision.
The requirement establishes a formal route for constitutional bodies to report annually to the President. In this instance, the Indigenous Nationalities Commission fulfilled that reporting step by presenting its fiscal year 2082/83 report through its chair. The Secretariat’s announcement confirmed the occasion and the constitutional basis for the submission.
The report was presented at a special ceremony at the President’s residence, with Paudel receiving it from Thapamagar. The submission marks the commission’s annual reporting to the President under the constitutional process. No further details about the report’s contents were included in the information released about the ceremony.