DoCSCP closes services amid COVID-19

Kathmandu, April 26: The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection (DoCSCP) has closed all of its service except most essential ones amid increasing COVID-19.    

The Department has shut all services except the one provided from the market monitoring, supplies and consumer protection section and export permission and facilitation branch until May 2, according to a notice published today.

"Infection risks increase due to service seekers forming crowd at the Department. We decided to close public service at the direction of the district administration office, Kathmandu. However, market monitoring continues," the notice states.