Nepal Govt approves proposal to feature new Nepal map that includes Kalapani, Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura on 100 rupee note

Kathmandu: The government has decided to introduce a fresh depiction of the country’s new map on the 100 rupee banknotes.

Minister for Communication and Information Technology (MoICT) Rekha Sharma, who is also the government’s spokesperson, said the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has been granted authority to replace the current map with the updated version on the notes.

Currently, the 100 rupee banknotes feature an old map that does not include Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura, even as the parliament endorsed the new political map in May 2020. The new map has added 335 square kilometers of land in Nepal, taking the total area from 147,181 to 147,516.

The only 100 rupee banknote that Nepal is currently using bears the map of Nepal. The new political map of Nepal has not been replaced even four years after its endorsement through the parliament amid differing positions among parties.