APF raises over Rs 400 m for homeless staffers

KATHMANDU, May 17: The Armed Police Force (APF) has raised a welfare fund of over Rs 400 million for the resettlement of its staffers who have been rendered homeless by the devastating earthquakes.

The fund raising scheme has been named 'Donate to Protect Friends' under which all APF personnel are obliged to donate Rs 10 per day.


Out of this fund, Rs 300 million will be distributed in cash to the APF stafferes with devastated houses while remaining Rs 100 million will go to disaster relief fund for future, said Ajay Chhatkuli, Deputy Superintendent of the Armed Police Force, adding that even the loan on zero percent interest would be provided to the needy APF personnel.

Similarly, children of the APF personnel killed in the quake would be provided free education up to grade 12, and every technical assistance provided to build earthquake-resistant houses under the scheme. RSS

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