Kathmandu – President Ram Chandra Poudel has authenticated the amendment bill to the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2006, as per the Constitution of Nepal, according to a statement issued by Presidential Office spokesperson Pradeep Kumar Koirala.

The bill allows citizenship to be obtained in the name of the mother and gives applicants the option not to include the father’s name, surname, or address in the citizenship certificate.

The House of Representatives passed the bill , and the National Assembly endorsed it . Following approval from both houses, Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire certified the bill and forwarded it to the President’s Office for authentication.