Banke: The Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Banke has distributed agricultural tools and seeds to the freed kamaiyas for free of cost. Before freedom, Kamaiyas were the bonded laborers. A total of 32 families of freed kamaiyas from Baijanath rural municipality-5 in Banke district were provided with trays, spray, pesticides, rice seeds, and vegetables under the Special Income Generation Programme launched by the Lumbini Province government.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Chief of the Centre, Binod Ghimire, stated that the Lumbini government launched the programme to uplift the living standard of the marginalized community. Agricultural tools and other products worth Rs 12,000 were distributed to each family. The Office also held a discussion with people who have no access to government services, and such support was distributed to them as per their demand, added Ghimire.
A total of 50 poor families would benefit from this programme this year. Earlier, farmers from poor financial backgrounds in Duduwa rural municipality, Raptisonari rural municipality, and Narainapur rural municipality were provided with such support.