Government committed to build nation free of street-dependent people: PM Oli

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli asserted that his government was committed towards making Nepal a country free of street-dependent people by 2025.

In a meeting with the representatives of the Manavsewa Ashram at the PM’s official residence at Baluwatar today, newly appointed PM Oli shared that the first meeting of the council of ministers convened immediately after the formation of the incumbent government had decided to make country free of street-people by mid-July 2025.

Reaffirming the government’s support in the campaign to make streets free of street-dependent people who are living their life in the street due to various reasons, PM Oli reassured government’s necessary towards this end.

On the occasion, Manavsewa Ashram’s representatives extended a congratulatory letter to PM Oli who was appointed the 45th Prime Minister of the country by President Ramchandra Paudel on July 14.

The Ashram, a non-profit social organization, has been launching a campaign to make Nepal a ‘street-people-free’ country by helping the most vulnerable communities such as impoverished, disabled, homeless, physically weak or mentally or psychologically challenged people who are forced to live miserable lives in the street-banks and public places.

In the meeting, the chief founder and central president of the Ashram, Ramji Adhikari, said that the Ashram is committed to be a supporter of the government to realize the resolution that Nepal’s streets will be made free of beggars by the year 2025 in the approved policies and programmes of the Government of Nepal for the fiscal year 2024/25.

Meanwhile, Patron of Manavseva Ashram, Radhika Shakya provided a special food service for the helpless and underprivileged people sheltering at Manavseva Ashram yesterday evening on the occasion of Shrawan Sankranti religious festival.

The Ashram has been providing rescue, treatment, nurturing and family reunion services to orphans, disabled, helpless, physically and mentally challenged people who are forced to live a miserable life in the streets and public places nationwide since the last 12 years, with the goal of building a Nepal that is free of helpless and underprivileged people living in the streets by 2025.

The Ashram is currently running 24 service centres in 19 districts of the seven provinces throughout the country. It is presently sheltering 1,700 helpless street-dependent people. It has rescued over 10,000 such people and reunited more than 4,000 with their families.