Group to help out the visually impaired

A high level talks committee led by the Secretary at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare has been constituted Friday as a positive initiative towards resolving the various problems facing the unemployed visually impaired people. It may be noted that the unemployed visually impaired people had been agitating with various demands including among others to provide them with employment, set up vocational training centres with residential facilities in all the five development regions and provide necessary capital grant for running business.

Following a discussion held in connection with the demands at the office of Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare Dr Durga Pokharel today, the agitating visually impaired people agreed to resolve the issue through talks within a month and temporarily suspend the agitation. An agreement towards this end was signed by Nar Bahadur Limbu on behalf of the visually impaired.

Keeping a positive approach to the demand of the unemployed visually impaired people, Minister of State Dr Pokharel had on Thursday called on the agitators to come for a dialogue. Talking to RSS following the agreement, Minister of State Dr Pokharel expressed happiness over the positive outcome of the talks and said that the Committee was constituted as it was essential to coordinate with other Ministries as well.

She also expressed the confidence that positive results would come out within a month. Coordinator of the unemployed visually impaired group Krishna Dhakal welcomed the positive approach shown by the Ministry towards their demands.