Mr. Gayawali takes particular pride in the fact that the system for disbursing the considerable funds has been rendered corruption free by the simple expedient of requiring all beneficiaries to open a bank account which means that, in a very short space of time, 760,000 people became new entrants to the banking system.

“The Government is with the people in a very difficult situation.  The process is corruption-free because the money goes directly to the beneficiaries,” he said.

In addition, the NRA has made provision to provide Rs 50,000 to 18,000 vulnerable households, along with technical support necessary for people lacking the capacity to manage the reconstruction effort on their own.

Another novel feature of the mammoth enterprise is that people dissatisfied with the review of their needs can register a grievance. To date, 437,662 grievances have been registered which has resulted in 32,736 beneficiaries being added to the list for support with reconstruction.

Date:

8 May 2019

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (UNDRR AP)

Themes:

Recovery

Hazards:

Earthquake

Countries:

Nepal

Regions:

Asia