Bagmati Province to provide free education, housing to flood-orphaned children
Summary
Bagmati Province will provide free education and accommodation up to Grade 12 for children orphaned by the Bhotekoshi floods in Rasuwa. The provincial cabinet also amended disaster fund procedures to speed up relief and approved temporary staffing for a ministry.
Key Points
- Bagmati Province will cover education and housing up to Grade 12 for children who lost their parents in the Bhotekoshi floods in Rasuwa.
- The decision was made at a Council of Ministers meeting chaired by Chief Minister Kiran Thapa.
- The province amended disaster fund rules to allow direct transfers to district and local levels for faster relief and rehabilitation.
- The Cabinet also approved temporary staffing for the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Labour, Employment and Transport.
