Hupsekot Rural Municipality Launches Initiative to Secure Daughters' Future

Nawalparasi. Hupsekot Rural Municipality in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) has gifted bank accounts with a deposit of 5,000 rupees to 36 newborn girls. Under the 'Our Daughter's Golden Future' program, the rural municipality deposited the amount into the bank accounts of these children born within the current fiscal year.

Hupsekot Rural Municipality Chairperson Laxmidevi Pandey stated that for couples permanently residing within the municipality, the local government deposits 5,000 rupees into a bank account opened in the daughter's name once her birth is registered at the ward office.

“The rural municipality has disbursed 180,000 rupees at a rate of 5,000 rupees each for the 36 daughters born up to the end of Falgun in the current fiscal year,” she said, adding, “We also urge parents to deposit at least 5,000 rupees into their daughter's bank account.” Chairperson Pandey noted that the 'Our Daughter's Golden Future' program has been highly effective. Parents act as guardians for these accounts. The program was launched to foster a habit of saving, with the expectation that the funds will be utilized for the daughter's higher education.

“We expect that the money deposited in the bank will not only develop a habit of saving for the daughter's golden future but also encourage her to become capable for studies and other endeavors,” she said. “This campaign was also initiated to foster respect and self-reliance for daughters in a society that may not always celebrate their birth, as well as to prevent female feticide.”

Hupsekot Rural Municipality launched the 'Our Daughter's Golden Future' program in the fiscal year 2077–78. Vedhari Adhikari, the Chief Administrative Officer of Hupsekot Rural Municipality, stated that since the implementation of the program, there has been a development of positive habits, such as giving birth at the appropriate age, visiting health posts for regular pregnancy check-ups, delivering babies in hospitals, and registering births on time.