Human Service Ashram to Receive Shreepati Samaj Sewa Rastriya Puraskar

Kaski. This year's Shreepati Samaj Sewa Rastriya Puraskar will be given to Manav Sewa Ashram. The prize money established by Shreepati Koirala Guthi Pokhara is Rs 222,222. The trust announced the award by organizing a program in Pokhara on the occasion of Shreepati's 219th birthday.

Guthi Chairman Phaneendra Raj Koirala said that the decision was made on the recommendation of the selection committee to give the award to Manav Sewa Ashram, which is active in human service across the country.

According to him, with the objective of spreading the memory and honor of the late Shreepati nationally, the award is given every year to institutions and individuals who have made significant contributions through excellent social service across Nepal.

For the past 13 years, Manav Sewa Ashram has been working for the benefit of the needy who are forced to live a difficult life under the open sky, on the streets, and in public places. The ashram has established a distinct identity in social service by rescuing, treating, nurturing, protecting, and reuniting with families the helpless, needy, disabled, orphaned, and physically and mentally weak humans, and managing them humanely.

The ashram, with its central office in Makwanpur, currently provides services to about 2,200 people through 34 service centers in 23 districts of the country. The trust has been giving this award since 2079 BS. It was started by giving the award to Maiti Nepal for the first time.

After that, National Invention Center Kathmandu, Padam Bhuwaneshwori Namuna Sewashram Sarlahi, Bindhyabasini Religious Area Development Committee Pokhara, and last year Director of Tilganga Eye Foundation Kathmandu Dr. Sanduk Ruit were honored.

Shreepati, born on Ashad 27, 1864 BS in Gairhpatan, Pokhara-4, studied higher education including astrology, religious scriptures, Tantra, and Ayurveda in Banaras, India. Along with government service, he dedicated his life to religious and social service and human welfare.

He purchased land in Pokhara and Parbat and established rest houses and temples, and also built roads, chautaras, and pauwas for sadhus, saints, travelers, and sanyasis, informed Guthi Secretary Navraj Koirala.

The trust has been conducting programs such as awards, scholarships, and financial assistance in various fields with the objective of preserving the temples, pauwas, and historical heritage established by the late Shreepati and keeping his campaign of human welfare alive.