"Rautes" of Western Nepal

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Dear Ministry of Health and Population,

What provisions has the Nepali government made to facilitate the indigenous group of remaining 156 “Rautes” living in the remote mountains of western Nepal?

Yours faithfully,

Anuja KC

ask nepal,

There is an academic research done by Mahesh Bhattarai which can be
accessed in this link [1]http://bit.ly/1Qew4LF. This has more information
about the size, programs and policy in Nepal for agro-based food industry
as of 2015.

- Ask Nepal Volunteer

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ask nepal,

Updated response:

While Ministry of Health and Population has not offered in provision to
facilitate the indigenous group, based on the news sources like Nepali
Times, Nepal based organizations like National Foundation for the
Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) has taken initiative to
assimilate Rautes into the general population.

Similarly, in 2005 World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that it would
provide aid for the "upliftment of the nomadic Raute tribe" and help in
its resettlement. Similarly, CARE Nepal another organization has also
looked into helping Rauted by categorizing them under "Disadvantaged
Groups (DAG)".

-- Ask Nepal volunteer
On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 6:48 PM, ask nepal <[1][email address]>
wrote:

There is an academic research done by Mahesh Bhattarai which can be
accessed in this link [2]http://bit.ly/1Qew4LF. This has more
information about the size, programs and policy in Nepal for agro-based
food industry as of 2015.

- Ask Nepal Volunteer

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