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'Govt
plans to lower poverty line to 10% Tansen,
Mar. 5 (RSS): the 29th convention of the Nepal Red Cross Society central
assembly began here. Inaugurating
the convention, vice chairman of the National Planning Commission (npc)
prithvi Raj ligal said the government policy is to uplift the economic
status of the 43 per cent of people living below the poverty
line by lowering it to 10 per cent for which the poverty alleviation
programme will be taken as a campaign and the organisations like the
red cross will also be taken for assistance in some places where there is
necessary infrastructure. Chairman
of the Nepal Red Cross Society (nrcs) ramesh Kumar Sharma said the Red
Cross is effortful in the direction of sustainable development and that
cooperation of all is necessary for extending its services to the villages
and communities. Palpa
DDC chairman jhapendra Bahadur G. C. said the Nepal Red Cross Society
should be given the task of serving the people by keeping it aloof from
politics. Mayor
of Tansen Municipality Ashok Shahi said the Red Cross has been providing
services to the needy and serving people affected by natural disasters. Cdo
of palpa district janardan Nepal said the Red Cross activities have been
successful in touching the heart of the people. At
the function presided over by nrcs palpa district president Ganesh Man
Maharjan, various other speakers including president of the
Palpa Chambers of Commerce and Industry Pashupati Bhattarai, social worker
Radha Bharati, nrcs general secretary narayan Sharma, yashpal Shakya
and Buddhi Prasad Sharma also expressed their views. On
the occasion, npc vice chairman ligal gave letters of honour to
the life members and to panna lal Shakya, Maheswor Shrestha and Bharat
Sharma for rendering commendable services to the Red Cross. Altogether
200 delegates including 168 representatives from 64 districts and 32
observers are participating in the convention. On the occasion, central chairman of Nepal Red Cross Society Ramesh Kumar Sharma gave away 'Yasashkar' membership to eight and special membership to 11 persons. Other Story |
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