KATHMANDU, AUGUST 10
At a meeting of the House of Representatives today, the main opposition CPN-UML expressed concern about what it said the government's preparations for partnering with the private sector for implementing the health insurance programme.
UML lawmaker Khagaraj Adhikari said point No 151 of the budget speech for the current fiscal year suggests the government is preparing to include the private sector in the implementation of insurance scheme.
The former minister of health said the preparations were aimed at making the programme failure.
Mahesh Basnet from the same party demanded prompt relief for the survivors of floods and caused by incessant rains in Kathmandu valley last night.
The former minister also demanded that the government take steps to end the mess seen in Nepal Engineering College.
Similarly, those choosing zero hour to air their views in the session alerted the government to the phenomena of water induced disasters in different parts of the country and their wider impact on life. They wanted the government to work promptly for the rescue and relief of the affected.
The government was urged to come up with effective programmes and plans to resist the consequences of disaster while Nabina Lama apprised the House that last night's rainfall had its implications on the river corridor settlement in Kathmandu valley.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 11, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
