Corruption in Nepal explained

Corruption in Nepal is widespread and extends to every sector from the government to the judiciary, police, health services, and education.[1]

Overview

Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), gave Nepal a score of 35. When ranked by score, Nepal ranked 108th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[2] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 11 (ranked 180).[3] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among the countries of the Asia Pacific region was 85, the average score was 45 and the lowest score was 17.[4]

Notable scandals

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A year of corruption. live. 15 November 2021. The Record. English. 15 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115155719/https://www.recordnepal.com/a-year-of-corruption.
  2. Web site: The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated . 20 December 2021 . 31 March 2024 . Transparency.org. en.
  3. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Nepal . 31 March 2024 . Transparency.org . 30 January 2024 . en.
  4. Web site: CPI 2023 for Asia Pacific: Regional Stagnation Marked by Inadequate Delivery of Anti-corruption Commitments . 31 March 2024 . Transparency.org. 30 January 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: Tax stamp scandal and its impacts. live. 15 November 2021. The Record. English. 14 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114120031/https://www.recordnepal.com/the-omni-scandal-and-its-impacts.
  6. Web site: Govt blacklists controversial Omni Business Corporate International for a year. live. 15 November 2021. My Republica. en. 15 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115155853/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/govt-blacklists-controversial-omni-business-corporate-international-for-a-year/.
  7. Web site: Biggest corruption case in Nepal's history. live. 15 November 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English. 15 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115160020/https://kathmandupost.com/special-supplement/2017/12/31/biggest-corruption-case-in-nepals-history.
  8. Web site: CIAA files case against x-IRD chief Sharma, two others for revenue leakage worth over Rs 1 billion. live. 15 November 2021. My Republica. en. 15 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115160154/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/ciaa-files-case-against-x-ird-chief-sharma-two-others-for-revenue-leakage-worth-over-rs-1-billion/.
  9. Web site: 25 June 2021. TSC officials booked. live. 15 November 2021. The Himalayan Times. en. 15 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115160218/https://thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/editorial-tsc-officials-booked.

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