KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has adopted the policy of developing the Durbar High School into a national-level model school.
The policy includes a plan for the improvement of the education in the metropolis, continuous teaching of local curriculum and the addition of two more subjects to the 11 technical and vocational subjects currently being taught.
Likewise, KMC has a plan to establish and run the ward-level community learning centre and make arrangements for the regular health examination of students at community schools, installation of fire extinguishers in schools and operate e-library.
This is stated in the policies and programmes for the fiscal year 2022/23 presented by KMC Mayor Balendra Saha on Sunday.
Similarly, in the health sector, the policies and programmes mentions that the ward-level clinics will be upgraded into health centres, necessary arrangements will be made for insurance cover to tax-payers in which KMC will provide 50% subsidy, free hospital beds will be made available to the patients from the indigent and underprivileged communities and the Ayurveda system will be promoted.
In this connection, the KMC plans to issue the Metropolitan Public Health Act to enhance the quality of health services and increase their accessibility. KMC also plans to run an integrated ambulance service, a 'one school-one nurse' and the 'school social worker programme'.
The policy of preparing the digital profile of physical infrastructures such as roads, drains, water supply pipelines, street lamps and telephones has been included in the Infrastructure Development Policy. KMC plans to make the current Infrastructure Ambulance Service well-equipped and resourceful.
Following are the highlights of KMC's plans and policies:
- Sustainable and systematic solutions for waste management in Kathmandu will be sought to make the city clean and ecological.
- Upgradation and improvement of wards will be done in direct connection with the people.
- Road network and drinking water will be managed.
- Provision of Rs 50 million has been made for the construction of Madan Bhandari Memorial College, Rs 40 million for construction of National Health Child Care Hospital building, and Rs 50 million for construction of Chhetrapati Free Clinic.
- Melamchi Municipality and Panchpokhari Village Municipality will be provided Rs 25 million and Rs 5 million respectively for disaster management.
- Kathmandu Metropolitan City will be declared a literate metropolis.
Published Date: June 20, 2022, 12:00 am
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