Government to relocate Valley squatters to home districts
Summary
The government has started relocating landless squatters from Kathmandu Valley to their home districts due to lack of land in the capital, verifying land ownership through a national registry before allocation.
Key Points
- The government is relocating landless squatters displaced from Kathmandu Valley to their home districts due to lack of land in the capital.
- Verification of land ownership is done through the Land Records Information Management System to identify genuine landless households.
- Local authorities across all 77 districts are involved in allocating land to verified landless families following guidelines from the National Land Commission.
- Beneficiaries are entitled to specific amounts of residential and agricultural land under the Land Rules 2021, with an administrative process streamlined for quicker certification.
