Corruptions at its peak at local level: CIAA report

KATHMANDU, November 17: The annual report of the Commission of Investigation for Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has indicated that Nepal has the highest level of corruption at its local level followed by the provincial level. According to the report submitted to President Bidya Devi Bhandari, as many as 32.72 percent of complaints of corruption filed at the commission are against the local level. Besides, 15.61 percent of complaints are related to the education sector, 9.09 percent are related to Land Offices, 5.01 percent are related to the environment and forest sector, 3.93 percent to health and population, 3.76 to physical infrastructure and transportation, 3.47 to the home ministry, 3.09 to energy and water resources and 2.09 percent to finance ministry. In the fiscal year 2020/21, as many as 22,325 complaints of corruption have been filed in the CIAA including 8,200 complaints of last fiscal year which are yet to be heard.  As per the report of CIAA, the highest number of complaints of corruption have been filed in Province 2. Gandaki and Karnali were provinces with the lowest number of complaints of corruption. As many as 12.54 percent of complaints of corruption were filed in Province 1, 24.56 percent in Province 2, 22.59 percent in Bagmati Province, 7.16 percent in Gandaki Province, 13.72 in Lumbini Province, 7.98 percent in Karnali Province, and 11.45 percent in Sudurpaschim Province.