India gifts 34 ambulances, 50 school buses to organisations in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Embassy of India, Kathmandu, today gifted 34 ambulances and 50 school buses to various organisations working in the fields of health and education respectively, spread across various districts of Nepal. Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava handed over the keys of vehicles to representatives of various beneficiary organisations in the presence of Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Ashok Kumar Rai. Mayors, Chairpersons of municipalities and rural municipalities of various districts, political representatives, government officials, and Social Workers were also present at the event, the Embassy of India said. Government of India has been gifting ambulances and school buses on the occasion of Independence Day and Republic Day of India every year since 1994 to various beneficiary organisations in different parts of Nepal, considering the high priority of Nepal's health and education sectors. In his remarks during the event, the Indian ambassador stated that this has been one of the long-standing traditions of the Government of India under the Nepal-India Development Partnership Programme to bolster the efforts of Nepali government to strengthen the infrastructure in the health and education sectors. He also highlighted that this is part of a very robust and strong development partnership between India and Nepal, which has a long history and legacy and has geographically spread throughout Nepal, touching people's lives and bringing out tangible progress in the development journey of Nepal. Education Minister Rai appreciated the Indian government’s various ongoing developmental projects in Nepal and expressed that these will continue to strengthen people-to-people connectivity and the bilateral relations between the two countries. He lauded the support of the Government of India for reaching out and supporting the schools and health facilities across the country. Until now, India has gifted a total of 974 ambulances and 234 school buses to Nepal since 1994. It is part of the Indian government's continued support for the efforts of Nepal to strengthen health and education facilities and also facilitate easy physical access to these services. READ ALSO:

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