Integrity & Anti-Corruption

Corruption is Nepal's chronic disease. This desk tracks the public record of abuse of power — the institutions that investigate it, and where the country stands — held to one rule: an allegation is never reported as fact.

Corruption Perceptions Index

risingnepaldaily.com · 2025

Findings on the public record

No findings have completed officer review and right of reply yet.

When a finding clears that bar, it appears here with its sources and the subject’s own response. We would rather show nothing than show an unproven accusation.

Who investigates corruption in Nepal

CIAA

Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority

Investigates and prosecutes corruption by public officials.

OAG

Office of the Auditor General

Audits every public body and reports irregular spending annually.

NVC

National Vigilance Centre

Monitors integrity and runs preventive anti-corruption checks across government.

Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Nepal

The final word on whether wrongdoing is proven in law.

The standard we hold

How a corruption claim becomes a published fact on Nepal Next.

1Every score is anchored to sourced, dated evidence — not opinion.
2Allegations are labelled as allegations (sub judice); only court/audit-proven facts are stated as fact.
3Named individuals get a right of reply, published alongside the record.
4Scores are panel-reviewed before they go public, versioned, and change when the evidence changes.
5Private life is off-limits; only public conduct and the public record count.

Verified findings about named individuals — drawn from CIAA cases, Auditor-General reports and court records — are published here only after officer review and a right of reply. Until then, this desk shows the institutions and the standard, never an unproven accusation.