The government has given permission in principle to construct a labour hospital.
The cabinet meeting held on Thursday gave permission for the same. Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Krishna Kumar Shrestha, had under the coordination of Joint-Secretary Shesh Narayan Poudel to carry out a feasibility study for the construction of the labour hospital meant for workers.
According to Minister Shrestha’s Secretariat, the team has been carrying out study on human, material, financial and managerial resources, operation modalities as well as other aspects for the operation of the hospital.
Minister Shrestha had presented the proposal putting the construction of labor hospital in priority in order to make arrangements of treatment services to workers contributing to the country’s development at an affordable price as there is already separate hospital for the Nepali Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and civil servants in the country.
