Govt preparing to provide Rs 15,000 per month as house rent to squatters

KATHMANDU: The government is preparing to provide Rs 15,000 per month as house rent support to squatters without land ownership documents.

Hari Dhakal, Chairperson of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee under the House of Representatives, informed that the government is preparing to provide Rs 15,000 per month as house rent support to squatters without land documents.

At a committee meeting held on Thursday, he said the government plans to provide Rs 15,000 as house rent for temporary management until genuine squatters are identified and land ownership documents are distributed.

During the meeting, officials from the Ministry of Urban Development and the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration presented a progress report on squatters’ management and outlined future plans.

The government is preparing to provide housing rent support to genuine squatters displaced from settlements including Thapathali, Gairigaun, and Manahara in Kathmandu.

It has also stated that screening is currently underway to identify squatters and landless people residing in various holding centres in Kathmandu.

Representatives from the Ministry of Urban Development said during the meeting that the necessary resources have been secured for the programme.