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KATHMANDU: Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen Parbat Gurung has directed the key officials of the Social Welfare Council (SWC) to advance their activities aiming to translate the social sector’s work as the national pride project.

Addressing an event at SWC on Thursday, Minister Gurung cautioned the officials of SWC to stop the activities that defame the excellent jobs of social service and service for humanity.

Stating that the government has advanced the job of setting up ‘Social Entrepreneurship Fund’ to make the task of social sector as the national pride project, Minister Gurung, who is also the Chairperson of the SWC, argued that the Fund shall prepare a basis to make the social organizations self-reliant.

On the occasion, SWC’s Vice-Chairperson Dr Padma Prasad Khatiwada shared that guidelines and procedures needed to transform the social sector’s activities as the national pride projects are being amended and revised.

During the event, Member-Secretary of SWC shared the plan of actions of the SWC for making its activities result-oriented and to ensure good-governance in the institution. SWC’s new website was also launched at the event.

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Publish Date : 10 September 2020 22:33 PM

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