The budget statement presented by Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle prioritizes issues ranging from financial assistance to the families of martyrs who lost their lives during the movement to treatment and employment for the injured.
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The government has announced various relief and rehabilitation programs for the injured, martyr families and those affected by the 'Gen G' movement through the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84.
The budget statement presented by Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle in the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament has prioritized issues ranging from financial assistance to the families of the martyrs who lost their lives during the movement to treatment and employment for the injured.
Point number 49 (b) of the budget statement states that respectful financial assistance will be ensured for the families of the martyrs of the 'Gen G' movement while honoring them. Similarly, the government has announced that free health treatment will be provided to those injured in the movement and monthly allowance will be provided depending on the condition of the injured. The budget also mentions that an entrepreneurship development program will be launched to provide livelihood to the injured.
The families of the martyrs and injured of the 'Gen G' movement will also be included as beneficiaries in the concessional loan program run by the government. The government expects that this will help the affected families become self-employed and earn income.
The necessary budget has been allocated to prioritize the reinforcement and reconstruction of government buildings damaged during the movement. In addition, a policy has been taken to make the physical infrastructure, digital technology, websites and software built by government offices disability-friendly. In addition, the budget has set a goal of establishing disability rehabilitation centers in all provinces, from which those injured in the movement will also directly benefit.
Although the government has put forward action plans focused on the injured and martyrs of the 'Genji' movement, the injured express doubts that these programs will be implemented. Santanu Dhakal, an injured person in the movement, says, 'The government comes up with good programs, but they are slow in implementing them. Earlier, the civilian government also promised but did not deliver.' Now I think this (budget) would have been implemented.'
Even if the government prioritizes the issues of the injured and martyrs, he argues that the victims will be further affected due to the lack of coordination between government agencies. 'Free treatment is just a word, it doesn't happen. Even now, we have to spend almost everything ourselves. The hospital provides half the medicine, the other half has to be bought from outside. Not all facilities are available in one hospital, we have to move around,' Dhakal told Kantipur, 'There is no coordination between the agencies. It has not been carried out well and systematically.'
Similarly, another injured Prakash Bohara also said that although the budget is good overall, the implementation process should be faster. 'Listening to the programs, it seems good and excellent overall, but now it is not enough to just talk about them, there should be continuity and speed in implementation,' he said, 'It has been nine months since the movement. Some may have recovered, but many like me still have to stay in the hospital. Keeping this in mind, concessional credit and entrepreneurship programs should be implemented as soon as possible.'
Meanwhile, 'Gen-G' leader Raksha Bam said that the budget is 'promising' and positive. 'Providing concessional credit to the families of martyrs and appreciating their contribution and addressing it in the budget is a big and positive step in itself.' I hope that this year's budget will be implemented 100 percent with the same energy and positivity that it has come with,' Bam said.
