KATHMANDU, July 29: The government has formed a 33-member ad hoc committee of Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), dissolving the existing Working Committee-led by Sanjeeb Thapa.

A cabinet meeting held on Tuesday took a decision to dissolve the existing Working Committee of the NRCS amid complaints that the money received to provide support to the victims of natural calamities and other grave situations was misappropriated by the office bearers. The existing Working Committee is also found to have violated various legal provisions governing it since the past several years.

The ad hoc committee of the NRSC has been formed under Dr Netra Timisina. While Dr Bishwa Keshar Maske and Sharmila Karki have been nominated as two vice-chairpersons, Pitambar Aryal, Sita Ram Koirala and Hom Pathak have been named as general secretary, treasurer and deputy treasurer, respectively, of the ad hoc committee.

Earlier, the National Planning Commission had formed a special probe committee to investigate the alleged irregularities within the NRCS. The probe committee revealed that the NRSC had spent about Rs 16 billion even without bringing that to the notice of the government authorities concerned.

Two separate studies conducted by the Social Welfare Council and District Administration Office, Kathmandu, had also found irregularities within the NRSC. The studies found that the office bearers of the NRSC received salary against the existing laws.

As per the Social Welfare Council Act 2049 BS, new elections should be conducted within three months after the existing working committee is dissolved. The ad hoc committee of the NRSC has also been given responsibility to formulate new laws and modality to restructure NRSC in line with the federal structure of the country. 

 
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