Crown Princess Himani inaugurated the exhibition of the national and international non governmental organizations (I/NGO) organised by the Social Welfare Council to mark the 56th Auspicious Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, on Tuesday.

Crown Princess Himani observed various stalls of the exhibition with keen interest.

The exhibition organised by the Social Welfare Council for the first time will last for two days.

121 I/NGOs are participating in the exhibition.

The activities of I/NGOs relating to the disabled, women, children, renewable energy, environment, sanitation, drinking water, handicraft and awareness have been highlighted in the exhibition.

According to SWC, of the total 19,134 NGOs registered with the SWC, 10,911 are related to rural development, 3,166 related to youth service and 1,628 are related to women development.

Likewise, 642 NGOs relating to the child development, 64 relating to AIDS prevention, 1,033 relating to environment conservation and 1,610 NGOs working for the education, health and moral development have been registered at the Council.

Speaking at the inaugural function, Minister of State for Information and Communication, Shrish Shumsher JB Rana lauded the contribution of I/NGOs in various sectors.

He expressed confidence that credible and reliable performance of I/NGOs would help promote positive attitude in the society.