Inauguration of newly constructed ‘Jyapu Samaj Jestha Nagarik Ananda Niketan Bhawan’ at Bagdole, Lalitpur

21 August 2021

Today, the new building of Jyapu Samaj Jestha Nagarik Ananda Niketan Bhawan at Bagdole, Lalitpur,was inaugurated by Rt. Hon. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal in the presence of H.E. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India to Nepal.

2. This Bhawan is a model old-age home for senior citizens, and is a modern, disabled-friendly facility for their proper care. It consists of 110-beds along with health check-up room, kitchen, necessary furniture and other equipments.

3. The construction of this Bhawan was taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) under an Agreement between Government of India (GoI) and Government of Nepal (GoN), with GoI’s financial assistance of NPR 5 crores.

4. Implementation of these projects is an important part of our development cooperation. These projects aim at community development at the grass-root level. On this occasion, Ambassador thanked Jyapu Samaj and its contribution to Nepalese society.

5. India has already completed more than 450 HICDPs in Nepal, as part of the Development cooperation between the two countries, across the length and breadth of Nepal.

 

Kathmandu, Nepal

21st August, 2021