Preparations have been made for Lumbini Province to be declared free of road dependent people in the next financial year. In the annual policy and program of the current financial year, it is mentioned that the construction of roads in a human-free province will be continued.
Chief Minister Chetnarayan Acharya said that the provincial government will move forward to make Lumbini a road-dependent human-free province by ensuring it in the annual budget and program.
On Monday, the state government discussed with Manavseva Ashram in the office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers as part of the Humanity Promotion Campaign, and the state government has expressed its commitment to fully support the campaign to create a humane state.
``No one should live on the streets, should not stay hungry,'' Chief Minister Acharya said, ``It is the responsibility of the government to guarantee the rights guaranteed by the constitution. We are ready to fulfill that responsibility.
He said that the government has made preparations to provide health workers and facilitate treatment services in human service ashrams operating within the province.
Founder President of Manavseva Ashram Ramji Adhikari has handed over the preamble of the campaign to free street dependents to Chief Minister Acharya.
Manavseva Ashram has so far rescued 1,344 people in Lumbini province. Among them are 829 men, 418 women and 97 children. Officials said that 557 of them have been reunited with their families.
Those who were rescued from Banke and Bardia have been kept in the Manseva Ashram Nepalganj, Dang, Rolpa, Pyuthan and Rukum East to the Manseva Ashram Tulsipur, Rupandehi, Kapilvastu, Nawalparasi West, Palpa, Arghakhanchi and Gulmi districts.
Setting 'Mission 2082', a national campaign has been started to build, declare and implement a nation free of people dependent on the road (destitute, disabled, helpless, parentless, mentally and physically weak).
