KATHMANDU, JUNE 3
Provision has been made for having separate uniform for employees of different 15 offices under the Ministry of Home Affairs, including the Department of Immigration (DoI).
With the approval of the ministerial decision taken on May 29, the Department has arranged for a separate uniform. According to the Department, a separate dress code has been recommended for the purpose of identifying the employees working in immigration.
The Department said that since it is difficult to distinguish between the Immigration staff and the staff of other agencies, a separate dress code has been arranged in coordination with the concerned bodies.
The Ministry of Home Affairs approved the uniform of the employees recommended by the Immigration Department. Home Secretary Eknarayan Aryal said that with the approval of the Home Minister's decision, the employees at the Department and all its subordinate bodies must wear the prescribed uniform.
According to the Home Ministry, it has made such arrangements for the immigration officers after Aryal suggested that the employees working at the airport and immigration a different uniform than the worn by the civil servants.
Secretary Aryal said that the Ministry of Home Affairs is moving forward with various reform plans for the Immigration Department.
