Kathmandu, April 3
The government on Tuesday extended the deadline for receiving the second tranche of post-earthquake reconstruction grant for the quake survivors by three months.
While the deadline was due to expire in mid-April, now it has been extended till mid-July. The original deadline was mid-January.
A meeting of the National Reconstruction Authority Steering Committee made the decision so as to let every qualified quake survivor get the grant, according to the Authority.
During the meeting, the Committee Chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli directed the Authority to ensure that all survivors are getting the grant on time.
The number of families losing the residences to the disastrous quake is 767,705, according to the Authority.
