The Ministry of Home Affairs has released its annual progress report for fiscal year 2081/82, outlining achievements across internal security, local administration, disaster management, citizenship, immigration, prisons and border management. Against a revised budget of around Rs 214.95 billion, the ministry and its subordinate agencies spent approximately Rs 208.98 billion, achieving 97.22% financial progress. Major administrative reforms included digitising 17,633 naturalised citizenship records, expanding the Centralized Citizenship Information Management System to district and area administration offices, introducing non-resident Nepali citizenship modules nationwide, and operating a QR-based Singhadurbar gate pass system linked with the Nagarik App. Of 955 grievances registered with the ministry during the year, 717, or 75.08%, were resolved.

Security agencies reported significant activity in crime control and border management. Nepal Police registered 44,137 criminal cases and cleared 39,155, equivalent to an 88.71% case-clearance rate, while authorities arrested 24,358 fugitives and strengthened forensic and digital investigation systems. The Traffic Violation Record System was expanded to 228 locations across all 77 districts, with digital fine-payment facilities, while community-police partnership programmes reached more than 3.6 million people. The Armed Police Force strengthened border surveillance with 388 cameras at sensitive border points, while the total number of Border Out Posts reached 260—249 along the Indian border and 11 along the Chinese border.

Disaster preparedness and response were another major focus. The Armed Police Force mobilised 37,429 personnel in 2,348 disaster incidents, rescuing 13,705 people alive and assisting 2,843 injured people. Following severe rainfall, 71 local governments in 20 districts were classified according to the level of impact and provided government assistance, while detailed damage assessments were completed for 43,437 households affected by earthquakes and aftershocks. The ministry and disaster authorities also developed new disaster-response procedures, standards and action plans, strengthened emergency operation centres and established disaster-management bases in strategic locations across all seven provinces.

The report also records progress in immigration, prison reform and district administration. The new Central Prison in Nuwakot began operation, psychosocial counselling was provided to around 5,500 inmates in 40 prisons, and 2,857 prisoners in 14 districts were included in a health-insurance programme. Immigration services at Tribhuvan International Airport were expanded with additional departure and VIP desks, while authorities granted work consent to 843 foreign nationals and deported 374. Under the Chief District Officer Performance Appraisal System, Parbat ranked first, Bhaktapur second and Nuwakot third, while 33 districts scored above 90% in the annual assessment.