NEPALGUNJ: The Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Banke has distributed agricultural tools and seeds to the freed kamaiyas for free of cost. Before freedom, Kamaiyas were the boded labourers.

A total of 32 families of freed kamaiyas from Baijanath rural municipality-5 in Banke district were provided with tray, spray, pesticides, rice seeds and vegetables under the Special Income Generation Programme launched by Lumbini Province government.

Chief of the Centre, Binod Ghimire, said Lumbini government launched the programme to uplift the living standard of marginalized community. Agricultural tools and other products worth Rs 12,000 were distributed to each family.

The Office also held a discussion with the people who have no access to government services and such support was distributed to them as per their demand, added Ghimire.

A total of 50 poor families would be benefitted from this programme this year. Earlier, the farmers from poor financial background of Duduwa rural municipality, Raptisonari rural municipality and Narainapur rural municipality were provided with such support.