DAILEKH, June 1: Gurans Rural Municipality has distributed social security allowance to nomadic Raute people residing at Chhedagad Municipality-5, Banka Thalaha in Jajarkot.
Newly-elected Ward Chairperson Deependra Oli shared that the Ward Office provided the social security allowance of three months to the Raute community people.
3.8 million Nepalis receive social security allowance
It may be noted that Gurans Rural Municipality-8 had distributed identity cards to the Raute people some five years ago.
The Raute families had reached Chheda Gad Municipality-5 Banka Thalaha of Jajarkot in the course of migration. Ward chair Oli informed that social security allowance of three months (Magh, Falgun and Chaitra) was distributed to 144 members of 40 Raute families. Rs 4,000 each was provided to the nomadic Raute community members.
Raute community people are normally residing in and around Dailekh, Surkhet, Salyan and Jajarkot districts of Karnali province. Most of them have been residing in Dailekh.
The federal government has been distributing social security allowance to the Raute people through Gurans Municipality-8 since 2017.
(RSS)
