गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ EC to provide financial assistance to quake victims Nepal EC to provide financial assistance to quake victims KathmanduPati November 30, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – Office bearers of the Election Commission will donate the amounts equal to their seven day’s salary to the people affected by an earthquake on November 3. A meeting of EC held on Wednesday took the decision to provide amounts equal to seven days’ salary of chief commissioner and commissioners. Similarly, secretaries and joint secretaries of the Commission’s province and district offices will donate the amounts equal to their three days’ salary to the quake victims while undersecretaries and section officers to provide the amounts equal to their two day’s salary. Similarly, other employees will provide the amounts equal to their one day’s salary, said the Commission spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Paudel. The donated funds will be distributed through the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund, he said. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre at Ramidanda in Jajarkot district occurred on November 3 killing at least 153 people and injuring hundreds others. More than 26,500 private houses were completely destroyed, and over 35,400 houses partially in the tragedy. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Bangladeshi Ambassador pays courtesy call on Speaker Aryal Germany to provide 37.6 million Euro for Nepal’s socio-economic development Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… No parking fees required for ‘pick and drop’ for 15… ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine… Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested4 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around
