Govt to provide allowance from July 16 if national ID card is obtained till Aug 16
The government is to provide social security allowance from July 16 in 28 districts, where national identity card number has been made mandatory for social security allowance, if the identity card of beneficiaries is renewed by obtaining national ID number till August 16.
Issuing a press release today, the Home Ministry requested the beneficiaries to get service at their convenient time as national ID number is not required for children, helpless, disabled and senior citizens above 90 years to get allowance.
The government had made national ID number mandatory for beneficiaries of Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Udayapur, Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Sindhuli, Makawanpur, Chitwan, Kaski, Tanahu, Rupandehi, Kapilvastu, Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Surkhet, Kailali and Kanchanpur district from July 16.
With the government's decision, a huge crowd of beneficiaries have started gathering at District Administration Offices to register their details for obtaining the national ID card.
Spokesperson of the Home Ministry, Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, shared that such arrangement has been made after receiving the complaints that senior citizens and disabled persons are facing difficulties to get national ID numbers.
Chief District Officers have been directed to make arrangement of details collection at the related ward offices of the local levels in coordination with concerned local governments targeting the senior citizens and disabled persons, according to the Home Ministry.
The Ministry also requested all local levels for necessary facilitation in the national ID registration process by coordinating with the District Administration Office. It had deputed 438 detailed registration operators in 28 districts, where national id has been made mandatory, in the first phase in order to provide service in an easy and smooth manner.
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