Fact Check: Viral Claim That Balen Government Gave Land Ownership Certificate to 900 Chitwan Squatter Families Is Misleading

Kathmandu. Social media posts claiming that the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) has distributed land ownership certificates (Lalpurja) to 900 squatter families in Chitwan have gone viral in recent days. The posts describe the move as a historic achievement, claiming the current government accomplished what previous governments had failed to do for the past 35–36 years.

However, an investigation by the TechPana FactCheck Desk found the claim to be misleading.