India gifts 34 ambulances and 50 school buses to Nepal

Kathmandu: Government of India has gifted 34 ambulances and 50 school buses in various districts of Nepal.

Embassy of India, Kathmandu gifted 34 ambulances and 50 school buses to various organizations working in the fields of health and education respectively in various districts of Nepal on Sunday.

The keys to vehicles were handed over by Ambassador Naveen Srivastava in the presence of Ashok Kumar Rai, Minister of Education, Science & Technology, Government of Nepal.

Ambassador Srivastava said, ‘This has been one of the long-standing traditions of the Government of India under the Nepal-India Development Partnership Program to bolster the efforts of the Government of Nepal to strengthen its infrastructure in health and education sectors.’

Similarly, Minister Ashok Kumar Rai appreciated the Government of India’s various ongoing developmental projects in Nepal. He said, ‘These will continue to strengthen people-to-people connectivity and the bilateral relations between the two countries.

He lauded the support of the Government of India for reaching out and supporting the schools and health facilities across Nepal covering the Himal to Terai. He also highlighted that this is part of a robust development partnership between India and Nepal, which has a long history and legacy and has geographically spread throughout Nepal, touching people’s lives and bringing out tangible progress in the development journey of Nepal.

Mayors; Chairman of Municipalities / Rural Municipalities of various districts; Representatives of various beneficiaries organizations; Other political representatives, officials of the Nepal Government, Social Workers, etc. were also present at the event.

The Government of India has been gifting ambulances and school buses on the occasion of Independence Day and Republic Day of India every year since 1994 to various beneficiary organizations in different parts of Nepal, considering the high priority of Nepal’s health and education sectors.

Since 1994, 974 Ambulances and 234 School buses have been gifted across Nepal, including those gifted today to various beneficiary organizations spread across various districts of Nepal, till date.

It is part of the Government of India’s continued support for the efforts of Nepal to strengthen health and education facilities and also facilitate easy physical access to these services.