Corruption in Nepal

Corruption in Nepal (Nepali: नेपालमा भ्रष्टाचार) is widespread and extends to every sector from the government to the judiciary, police, health services, and education.[1] Nepal ranks at 117 in Transparency International's 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index,[2] unchanged from its 2020 ranking.[3][4] The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks 180 countries by the degree of perceived corruption in the public sector; the country whose public sector is perceived to be most honest is ranked first.[2]

Political corruption
Concepts
Corruption by country
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Central America
South America
Oceania

Notable scandals
  • OMNI scandal – for "controversial procurement deal of medical supplies".[5][6]
  • Tax Settlement Commission scandal – for corruption of 10.02 billion Nepalese rupees (NPR).[7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. "A year of corruption". The Record. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Corruptions Perceptions Index 2021 for Nepal". Transparency.org. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. "Nepal slips down four places in global Corruption Perception Index". The Kathmandu Post. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. "Transparency International places Nepal at 117 in Corruption Perceptions Index". The Himalayan Times. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. "The OMNI scandal and its impacts". The Record. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. "Govt blacklists controversial Omni Business Corporate International for a year". My Republica. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. "Biggest corruption case in Nepal's history". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. "CIAA files case against x-IRD chief Sharma, two others for revenue leakage worth over Rs 1 billion". My Republica. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  9. "TSC officials booked". The Himalayan Times. 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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