Kathmandu, Mar. 15: Minister of State for Women and Social Welfare Mrs Kamala Devi Pant has said that the present government has formulated a national policy to combat girl-trafficking.
Inaugurating the first convention of the national group against girl trafficking here today, Minister of State Mrs Pant emphasised the need to generate social awareness to resolve the problem of girl-trafficking which had remained a national issue.
The government has launched women awareness and income generation programme for empowering women and raising their awareness and economic status, she said, adding that the participation of women with low income would be ensured in the income generation programme and all efforts would be made to prevent girl-trafficking.
Stating that collective commitment was needed to resolve the problem, Mrs Pant pointed out the need to launch awareness programmes in various villages and ensure equal participation of men in it.
Group vice-chairperson and mp Shilupyari Karmacharya said that the commitment made to provide equal opportunity to women in the national mainstream of development was yet to be implemented.
Member cum secretary of the Social Welfare Council Dr. Tika Prasad Pokharel made it clear that considering the plight of the Nepalese women, hmg had introduced women awareness and income generation programme to uplift them.
Project coordinator Madhavi Singh, treasurer Tulasalata Amatya, Dr. Shanta Thapaliya and Pratibha Subedi shed light on the various activities carried out by the national group to combat girl-trafficking and flesh trade.
Group chairperson Durga Ghimire was on the chair.