Pokhara, Apr. 26: Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare Mrs Kamala Panta says the present government going ahead with its plan to end the Maoist terrorism and guarantee security to the people as a matter of priority.

Addressing a gathering of Nepali Congress workers here recently, Mrs Panta said the programmes like the women’s awakening and “The Bishweshwar with the Poor’ aimed to correct economic imbalance in the country.

The national development would not gain momentum so long was women role in it were not properly assessed, she said.

National Assembly member and Nepali Congress Kaski district unit president Shukraraj Sharma suggested that the government should launch such programme whose objective might be clearly understood by the women of remote areas as well.