INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, March 26
A group of eminent persons have appealed to the government to announce a relief package for daily wage earners and poor
people, who are at risk of starvation as the lockdown has robbed them of their daily income.
&We welcome initiatives taken by the government
for prevention of outbreak of the coronavirus disease, but the lockdown should not be the reason of starvation for thousands of daily wage
earners working in informal sectors
There is an urgent need to ensure that the vulnerable groups won&t compromise on their living in the process of adopting preventive measure
against the disease,& said a press release issued by Kalyan Shrestha, Sushila Karki, Kedar Bhakta Mathema, Durga Subedi and Rabindra Mishra
today.
They warned that if the COVID-19 outbreak or lockdown persisted longer, it would create a devastating situation for daily wage
&Therefore, we urge the government to come up with a special relief package for them without any inordinate delay.
Such package may include
distribution of free ration, paid leave, fee waiver for schoolchildren and free medical treatment.
These provisions can also be implemented
via local governments,& read the release.
They also appealed to all political parties and general public to work in unison to overcome the
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, via social media, has demanded the government announce relief package for persons working in
Porters, cleaners, rickshaw pullers, streets vendors and garbage collectors are among the daily wage earners.
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