Kathmandu, May 8: His Majesty’s Government has constituted a 21-member central child welfare committee under the chairmanship of the Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare.

According to the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, the committee has been authorized to work for child rights following the policy and directives of His Majesty’s Government and the children act and regulations.

The committee member are mp kashi Poudel, the secretary at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, the member-secretary of Social Welfare Council, representative and joint secretary of Education and Sports Ministry, the representative and joint secretary of Ministry of Labour and Transport Management, the representative and joint secretary of the Health Ministry, the representative and joint secretary of the National Planning Commission, social worker Dr. Arjoo Rana Deuba, paediatrician Dr. Manindra Ranjan Baral and social worker Dr. Baburam Marasini.

Likewise, social worker Mrs. Bhubaneswori Satyal, cwin president Gauri Pradhan, president of Child Development Society Sharad Sharma, Nepal Children’s Organisation central member Nirbikar Shrestha, Mrs. Manorama Rana of Mahendra Bhawan Kanya Higher Secondary School, social workers Keshav Regmi and Som Paneru, the representative of ngo Federation for Children, the representative of Nepal Children’s Organsisation are also the members of the committee while the executive secretary is the member-secretary.

The term of office of the office-bearers of the committee is four years, according to the ministry.