Local administration in Hetauda has said it will hand out Rs 500 as ‘monthly allowance’ to each member of the near-extinct Bankariya ethnic community in Hetauda.

The Maoist led government had in its budget presented a few months back announced that a monthly allowance of Rs 500 will be given to Dalits and ethnic communities that are at the verge of extinction.

Bankariyas feature in the list of ten ethnic communities of the country that are at the verge of extinction. Numbering around 77, they mostly live in and around Makwanpur district.

They will get the monthly allowance meant to save them from possible extinction from mid-June 2009. nepalnews.com Dec 04 08