Kathmandu. Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration Pratibha Rawal has said that the incumbent government is preparing to distribute land ownership certificates by solving the problem of landless squatters once and for all. She made this commitment by meeting the landless squatters and unorganized settlers of Kankai Municipality in Surunga today.

“You may think that those who come will only give assurances. “Addressing the squatters’ families, he said, “You should be assured. This government is going to give land certificates, not assurances. ’

Chief District Officer Shrawan Kumar Pokharel and Mayor of Kankai municipality Rajendra Pokharel assured that land ownership certificates would be distributed to landless squatters and unsystematic settlements in Kankai municipality soon.

“The work has already progressed. There has been a discussion on how to speed up the work. There will be no more excuses that this did not happen, that did not happen. “She said.

Ward chairperson of Kankai municipality-6, Laxmi Oli said that although 500 families have been residing here since 2019, they have not yet received the land ownership certificates.

Minister Rawal met the Chief Administrative Officers of all the 15 municipalities of the district and directed them to work expeditiously to distribute land ownership certificates to the landless squatters. She met the landless and unsystematic settlers of Damak Municipality-8 and listened to their complaints. She also met the cooperative victims separately in Damak and promised to return the savings.