National Vigilance Centre Submits Annual Report to Prime Minister

Kathmandu / Aug. 12: The National Vigilance Centre (NVC), under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, submitted its annual report on Wednesday to Prime Minister Balendra Shah, covering the activities carried out during the last fiscal year, 2025/26.

The report was submitted as the Centre marked its entry into its 25th year since its establishment with the objective of effectively controlling corruption-related activities.

According to the report, the Centre received 2,566 complaints during the fiscal year, of which 1,854, or 72 percent, were settled. The figure also includes 429 complaints carried forward from the previous fiscal year, 2024/25. Investigation of information related to corruption and irregularities and settlement of complaints have remained among the Centre’s key priorities.

The Centre conducted surprise inspections at 1,577 government offices across the country. Following the inspections, it wrote to the concerned authorities to take action against 11,101 employees, including 9,697 for failing to observe office hours and 1,404 for failing to wear the prescribed uniform.

The Centre has also been conducting daily monitoring of compliance with the code of conduct, file tracking, regulation of government vehicle use and control of middlemen, among other areas.

The Centre has also stepped up efforts to ensure compliance with the legal requirement for public officials to submit their property details. While 767,033 individuals submitted their property details in fiscal year 2024/25, 5,265 were found not to have submitted the required details.

The Centre carried out technical inspections of national pride and major development projects and conducted awareness programmes for technical personnel in various cities. It identified shortcomings and risks in 184 projects under regular monitoring and six projects subjected to technical analysis, and initiated measures for timely improvements.

Projects where irregularities were identified during technical inspections were referred to the concerned authorities for corrective action along with “Non-Conformance Reports.”

Meanwhile, to improve public service delivery, the Centre has introduced a QR code-based Public Service Satisfaction Measurement Form.

The report also states that integrity education and public awareness programmes aimed at raising awareness against corruption have been conducted at the district and local government levels.