Government working to amend 137 discriminatory laws

April 5, 2006
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The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare has been mulling over amendment in 137 discriminatory legislative provisions.

Speaking at an interaction in the capital on Tuesday, Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare Dr Durga Pokharel said that the amendment process will be completed within two months. “The Ministry and the National Women Commission should work jointly while formulating and implementing the laws,” she said.

Dr Pokharel also informed that the women who have been serving as development officers for the last 25 years will be made permanent. Ninety percent of the work has been completed, according to state run The Rising Nepal.

“Until the women get equal share in property, there will not be any development in the country and the concept of poverty reduction will be limited to principles,” she said.

Speaking at the same programme, vice-chairman of National Planning Commission (NPC) Dr Shankar Sharma said that it would be better to focus on the part of advocating the policies.

Dr Sharma said that the government has made provision of vocational training to those who had failed SLC in Karnali Zone and also provided scholarships to dalits and girls in the zone.

Newly appointed chairperson of NCW, Bandana Rana, said that the mandate for reforming the status of women was a challenging task. “The overall mandate of the Commission is to work towards creating a conducive environment for the protection and promotion of women’s rights, empowerment of women, gender equality, social justice and increasing women’s participation in the mainstream of national development,” she said. nepalnews.com pb Apr 05 06