Development programmes in six VDCs in the east

Bhadrapur, July 7 (RSS): The District Development Committee (DDC), Jhapa has selected six VDCs in the district for the Village Development Programme (VDP) to be implemented under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The VDCs selected for the programme this year include Gauradaha VDC, Topgachhi VDC, Jyamir Gadhi VDC, Chakchaki VDC, Goldhap VDC and Gherabari VDC. The Village Development Programme will be jointly run by the UNDP, the DDC and the local VDCs on the principles of organisation, skill development and savings.

The programme aims to bring about improvement in the living standards of the local people by making them self-reliant through the development of local capital and skill.

The programme is being launched for the first time in Jhapa district.

Meanwhile in Inaruwa, member of parliament Bijaya Kumar Gachchhedar has said that since the "B. P. with the Poor" programme is not an exclusive pocket programme of a particular political party, it is the responsibility of all the political parties to make the programme a success and help reduce the widespread poverty in the country.

Mr Gachchhedar was speaking at the concluding function of a regional introductory seminar on the "B. P. with the Poor" programme in Sunsari on Thursday.

Stating all the political parties had committed one mistake or the other in the ten years since the restoration of democracy in the country, MP Gachchhedar said now was the time for all of them to do introspection and join hands for national development.

He said the Maoist problem was the most serious problem the country was facing at present and urged the government to resolve it through talks whatever its outcome.

Former MP Harinath Bastola pointed out the need for coordination between all the political parties for alleviating poverty from the country.

Chief district officer Baman Prasad Neupane stressed timely evaluation of the programme and objective assessment of its outcome for its success.

Nepali Congress district president Ram Bahadur Basnet, Saroj Kumar Mishra of the Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP), Sitaram Mehta, Jibnath Bastola, Mohammad Islam Rayeen and others also expressed their views at the programme presided over by Birendra Karki, convenor of the District Programme Coordination and Follow-up Committee.

The "B. P. with the Poor" programme is being implemented in five VDCs of the Sunsari district. The VDCs include Baraha Chhetra, Purba Kushaha, Chandbela, Jalpa Pur and Narsingha.

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