State 2 CM pledges mandatory law for child development

State 2 chief minister Lalbabu Raut has pledged to enact mandatory laws for the effective implementation of early childhood development policies and programmes.

Speaking at an inaugural session of a ‘consultation programme on constitutional rights and responsibilities for early childhood development in provincial structure’ at Janakpur today, the chief minister highlighted the need of guaranteeing child’s proper health and development right from the mother’s womb as they were the future of the society.

Child’s right to health and development would be guaranteed through the enactment of mandatory laws towards that end. The programme was organised by SA members’ coordination group for early childhood development.

He also instructed the group to prepare the draft of required laws, pledging that the group would not face budget constraint for the same. Underlining the need of launching a separate campaign for child development which as he said would also support the enforcement of ‘Educate Girls, Safe Girls’ programme being operated in the state, the chief minister said the state government was ever ready to make the campaign successful.

Group coordinator and SA member Govinda Neupane chaired the programme which was attended by House of Representatives members Satya Pahadi, Ekbal Miya, Sarita Giri Yadav and SA members Parameshwor Shah, Babulal Shah and child development experts