Mahendranagar, Mar. 29:Land ownership certificates were distributed to 40 homeless and landless Kamaiya bonded labourers here today as per the policy of His Majesty’s Government of providing residential facilities to landless Kamaiya.

Kamaiya living in various parts of the district were provided two Katha of land each at ward No-6 of Dekhatmuli VDC, Kanchanpur district. The land reform office, Kanchanpur provided the land under the district Kamaiya settlement programme.

The office had bought five bigahas of land worth Rs. 1125,000/ in fiscal year 2052/53 in the name of the Kamaiya settlement committee.

Four Bihaga of land will be distributed to the Kamaiya while one Bigaha will be used for building roads, a school, drinking water facilities, a temple,  a park, etc.

Kamaiya receiving the land cannot sell it for 25 years and will use it under the Kamaiya settlement programme directorate-2053 B.S.

Distributing the land ownership certificates, DDC chairman Rishiraj Lumsali said the pride of Nepal and the Nepalese cannot grow unless the lot of   the Kamaiya is improved.

Land reform officer Ganeshman Bijukche and DDC member Bal Bahadur Dangora also expressed their views on the occasion. According to official records, there are 2,945 women and 3,224 men Kamaiya in the district.