Necessary immediate measures to be initiated to provide updated photo-enabled NID smart cards to all citizens included in the voter list, so that these smart cards can be used for voter identification. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process National Identity Card Management Status: Operationalisation Last Update: 14-Dec-25
National Identity Registration Act 2023, that transferred the responsibility of NID management to the Ministry of Home Affair, to be immediately repealed. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process National Identity Card Management Status: Operationalisation Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Registered political parties to be brought under the Right to Information Act, 2009. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process Registration of Political Parties Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Political party funds to be spent transparently and audited accounts of parties to be made public and submitted to the Election Commission, which will have the authority to scrutinise such accounts and publish them in its website. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process Registration of Political Parties Status: Operationalisation Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Boundaries of all parliamentary constituencies to be redrawn, based on the proposed amendments of the law drafted by the Reform Commission and in alignment with internationally recognised principles of boundary delimitation, and a special committee comprising relevant experts to be formed with the help of the Election Commission to undertake the boundary-redrawing process for the coming election. Year: 2025 Domain: Delimitation Of Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral Process Status: Legal and Policy Framework Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The Commission to be responsible for providing protection to candidates and their electoral and polling agents during election. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process Responsibilities of the Election Commission Status: Action Implementation Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The ACC must develop a comprehensive Corruption Prevention Strategy with the assistance of relevant experts and drawing upon objective evaluation of the success and shortcomings of its current preventive activities. The strategy should include short, medium and long-term action plans focusing on such programmes as: Inclusion of ethical and anti-corruption content in the school curriculum at all levels from primary to higher secondary, ensuring that such contents and applicable methods are modern, engaging, and student-friendly. Introducing governance and anti-corruption courses, trainings, internships, and fellowships at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Extensive promotion of the ACC’s hotline number (106) through school textbooks, mass media, and social media platforms. Conducting targeted anti-corruption campaigns and awareness programmes through mass media and social media (e.g., Facebook, X, Instagram). Enhancing implementation of laws such as the Right to Information Act 2009, and the Public Interest Information Disclosure (Protection) Act 2011, through widespread awareness campaigns, motivation and training programmes. Organising promotional programmes anchored on anti-corruption pledges, honesty, and adherence to human virtues and practices consistent with anti-corruption related religious edicts and values. Engaging the youth in anti-corruption awareness and motivational activities inspired and designed by youth themselves at local and national levels. Expanding partnership and collaboration activities with anti-corruption NGOs. In line with Article 13 of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), mobilising stakeholders, including the government, to create legal and institutional frameworks that facilitate citizen and media participation in anti-corruption activities. Playing a leading role in nationally observing the International Anti-Corruption Day and promoting anti-corruption messaging during other important national, social, cultural, religious, and political occasions. Year: 2025 Domain: Anti Corruption Prevention and Public Awareness Status: Reform Proposed Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The ACC’s existing Internal Anti-Corruption Committee must be abolished and replaced by an independent Internal Discipline Division. * This proposed division will comprise of personnel from the ACC’s own workforce and individuals appointed on deputation from various defence, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies. * Responsibilities of the proposed division shall include: a) Ensuring compliance with code of conduct applicable to ACC officials and employees, using counterintelligence measures if necessary. b) Conducting undercover inquiries or investigations into misconduct or corruption by ACC officials and employees. c) Investigating and scrutinising asset statements submitted under the ACC (Employees) Service Rules, 2008, and d) undertaking appropriate punitive actions when required. Year: 2025 Domain: Anti Corruption Internal Transparency Status: Reform Proposed Last Update: 14-Dec-25
With government support, the ACC should immediately form a high-powered Task Force comprising officials from various investigative and intelligence agencies to identify corrupt officials and employees. Those found guilty of corruption should be dismissed through departmental actions and subjected to criminal prosecution. Year: 2025 Domain: Anti Corruption Inter-Agency Coordination for Internal Accountability Status: Reform Proposed Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Alongside regular annual increments, ACC officials and staff should be provided with performance bonuses from the ACC’s own fund under a well-defined policy to reward efficiency and effectiveness. Year: 2025 Domain: Anti Corruption Investigation of Grand Corruption Status: Reform Proposed Last Update: 14-Dec-25
