Udayapur: As many as 8,500 youths had obtained passports in Udayapur district in a year.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the District Administration Office of Udayapur reported that a total of 8,365 individuals obtained passports from the district in the fiscal year 2081/82.
The District Administration Office indicated that the number of men obtaining passports is higher, with 5,642 men and 2,722 women receiving passports.
Chief District Officer of Udayapur, Prem Prasad Luintel, shared that preliminary studies have shown the passports were issued primarily for the purpose of foreign employment.