Bajhang, Jan. 18 -- Jayaprithvi Municipality in Bajhang district has paid off the debts of 15 Badi families.

The municipal office on Thursday paid a total of Rs 840,000 that the Badi families owed to the local money lenders.

Birendra Bahadur Khadka, mayor of the municipality, said the municipality decided to pay off the debts of the Badi families living in Chainpur considering their poor economic conditions.

"Most of them don't have any source of income. We hope that they will start some income-generating enterprises and live a debt-free life," said Khadka.

According to him, the municipality also plans to run various income-generating programmes targetting the Badi people to make them financially independent.

The municipality paid of...