The Koshi Province government is preparing to raise the fee for the medical fitness certificate required to obtain a driving licence to Rs 500 under a revised arrangement being introduced through the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law. The certificate, which previously cost Rs 350, will therefore cost applicants Rs 150 more, affecting people applying for a licence across the province.
What changes for licence applicants
The increase applies to the medical fitness certificate required as part of the driving licence process. Applicants who previously paid Rs 350 for the certificate will be charged Rs 500 under the planned arrangement. The change concerns the certificate fee, rather than an announced change to the driving licence application itself.
For people seeking a licence in Koshi, the direct impact is an additional Rs 150 cost for each certificate. The revised fee applies across the province, according to the information provided about the new arrangement. No separate fee levels for different applicants or locations have been specified.
The certificate is a required document for obtaining a driving licence, making its cost relevant to applicants completing the process. People preparing to apply will need to account for the new amount once the revised arrangement takes effect. The available details do not state when the higher fee will begin to be collected.
Ministry to collect additional revenue
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law will administer the revised system. Alongside the change in the amount applicants pay, the arrangement is described as generating an additional Rs 350 in revenue for the ministry per certificate.
The two figures reported for the change are different: the stated increase for applicants is Rs 150, while the ministry is expected to collect an additional Rs 350 in revenue per certificate. The available information does not explain how the additional revenue figure is calculated or how it relates to the revised Rs 500 fee. It also does not provide a breakdown of how the certificate payment will be allocated.
Province-wide effect
The change is set to affect driving licence applicants throughout Koshi Province, rather than being limited to a particular district in the information provided. The revised arrangement places the certificate fee at Rs 500, compared with the previous charge of Rs 350. Applicants should therefore expect the medical fitness certificate to be more expensive once the new system is implemented.
No further details have been provided about the reason for the increase, the date on which collection will start, or whether the change will involve any alteration to the process for obtaining the certificate. The announcement concerns the fee and the ministry’s role in the revised system; other licence requirements are not specified as changing.
