KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Monica Bhattarai Adhikari, Vice Chairperson of the Social Welfare Council (SWC), has resigned from the post. She is the daughter-in-law of former Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens (MoWCSC) Uma Regmi.

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The office-bearers of the Social Welfare Council have resigned en masse.

Four office-bearers of SWC relieved

February 21, 2019 20:40 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The government has relieved the Vice-chair, treasurer, members and member-secretary of the Social Welfare Council from their posts.

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: In yet another move to keep international and national non-governmental organizations (I/NGOs) in line, the government has initiated an investigation into alleged financial irregularities within the Social Welfare Council, a government body responsible for exercising oversight on the I/NGOs.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) has been found defying government regulations and arbitrarily spending billions of rupees without the supervision of concerned government authorities.

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: The Social Welfare Council has said that it will investigate into the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS)'s reconstruction and rehabilitation-related activities after the humanitarian organization was found spending millions meant for earthquake victims on administrative activities and the purchase of various luxury items.

Prime Minister chairs SWC meeting

January 11, 2017 16:55 pm

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: The Social Welfare Council has taken a decision to carry out repair and maintenance of its office building at local Lainchaur. The office building was damaged by the Gorkha Earthquake that struck the country on April 25, 2015.

KATHMANDU, July 1: Disputes over jurisdiction between Social Welfare Council and National Reconstruction Authority on approval of reconstruction works to be done by the International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) have resulted in confusion among the INGOs involved in reconstruction works.