A committee has been formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to end the Chhaupadi system: Home Minister Lamichhane

Ashad 10, 2081

A committee has been formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to end the Chhaupadi system: Home Minister Lamichhane

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Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Ravi Lamichhane has said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a committee to end the Chhaupadi system. Home Minister Lamichhane, informing the National Assembly on Monday about the incident that happened in the meeting of the National Assembly in Achham district, said that for the end of the Chhaupadi system, the policy will be made based on the suggestions and reports given by the committee after consulting with the experts and studies done in the past.

On June 4, Home Minister Lamichhane informed the parliament about the rape of a 16-year-old girl living in Ward No. 2 of Panchdeval Vinayak Municipality of Acham in a camp. He informed that the strange incident is also being investigated. 

'After completing the investigation, I would like to inform you that a case will be filed in the court soon . The victim is undergoing treatment and his health condition is normal. In order to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future, there has been an instruction to review the work being done by the local administration in the districts where the Chhaupadi system is practiced, and conduct a preventive program,' he said . Home Minister Lamichhane informed that the victim is undergoing treatment and his health condition is normal. While giving information about the formation of the committee, Home Minister Lamichhane said, '

today, the Ministry of Home Affairs formed a committee to gather all the reports related to the Chhaupadi custom, study them and take advice and consultation with various people, legal, political, social, As a campaign, we have decided to form a committee to regulate, control and take steps to end this practice, and based on the report given by the committee, we have decided to make policy decisions and conduct various campaigns.'

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