Grant money raised to 3 lakh

Kathmandu, Sept. 26: The Steering Committee of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Monday decided to increase the house reconstruction grant money from existing Rs. 200,000 to 300,000.

The money will be distributed to the families who lost their houses in the quake last year in three installments - Rs. 50,000, Rs. 150,000 and Rs. 100,00.

Chief executive officer of the reconstruction body Sushil Gyawali has proposed to mobilize the money in the existing three installments format.

However,  Rs. 25,000 from the third installment should be mandatorily used to construct toilet, biogas and install solar lights in the house.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda had announced to increase the grant money after the assuming the post.

The meeting of the Committee has passed the NRA budget for the fiscal year 2016/17.

Chairman of the committee PM Prachanda directed the NRA to convert its Sub-Regional Offices in the districts to District Coordination Committee secretariat and mobilize them to conduct monitoring of the reconstruction works.

He directed to expedite grant agreement process in the Kathmandu Valley.