Tansen, Mar. 5: the 29th convention of the Nepal Red Cross Society central assembly began here.
Inaugurating the convention, vice chairman of the National Planning Commission (npc) prithvi Raj ligal said the government policy is to uplift the economic status of the 43 per cent of people living below the poverty line by lowering it to 10 per cent for which the poverty alleviation programme will be taken as a campaign and the organisations like the red cross will also be taken for assistance in some places where there is necessary infrastructure.
Chairman of the Nepal Red Cross Society (nrcs) ramesh Kumar Sharma said the Red Cross is effortful in the direction of sustainable development and that cooperation of all is necessary for extending its services to the villages and communities.
Palpa DDC chairman jhapendra Bahadur G. C. said the Nepal Red Cross Society should be given the task of serving the people by keeping it aloof from politics.
Mayor of Tansen Municipality Ashok Shahi said the Red Cross has been providing services to the needy and serving people affected by natural disasters.
Cdo of palpa district janardan Nepal said the Red Cross activities have been successful in touching the heart of the people.
At the function presided over by nrcs palpa district president Ganesh Man Maharjan, various other speakers including president of the Palpa Chambers of Commerce and Industry Pashupati Bhattarai, social worker Radha Bharati, nrcs general secretary narayan Sharma, yashpal Shakya and Buddhi Prasad Sharma also expressed their views.
On the occasion, npc vice chairman ligal gave letters of honour to the life members and to panna lal Shakya, Maheswor Shrestha and Bharat Sharma for rendering commendable services to the Red Cross.
Altogether 200 delegates including 168 representatives from 64 districts and 32 observers are participating in the convention.
On the occasion, central chairman of Nepal Red Cross Society Ramesh Kumar Sharma gave away ‘Yasashkar’ membership to eight and special membership to 11 persons.