ABOUT US
Devighat Senior Citizen Protection and Study Foundation (DSCF Nepal) was the result of endeavors of social workers of Nuwakot district. The dream of a senior citizen care foundation materialized after their efforts of several years. Now, there is a Working Committee consisting of 27 persons. Besides, there are Advisory Committee to provide consultation and guidance and a Construction Committee to look after the task of building construction activities.
The office bearers of the Working Committee, Advisory Committee and Construction Committee are as mentioned below.
Working Committee
Bishnu Nepal- Chairman, Madhav Kumar Gajurel - Secretary, Maan Bahadur Dangol,- Treasurer
Members- Shiv Prasad Gajurel, Thakur Prasad Gajurel, GovindaChitrakar, SurathBahadurChitrakar, Bharat Prasad Pudasaini, Aswin Pudasaini, BadriLal Shrestha, Binda Aryal, Lilanath Neupane, Hem Prasad Adhikari, Thakur Prasad Pudasaini, Bharatkaji Chitrakar, Chet Bahadur Shrestha, Krishna Prakash Karki Gorkhali, Kamala Belbase Koirala, Shiv Sundar Pudasaini, Tuldhwoj Khatiwada, Binod Prasad Dahal, Kedar Kandel, Ramhari Gajurel, Indra Prasad Adhikari, Madan Chitrakar, Jaya Bahadur Lama and KulBahadur Khadgi.
Advisory Committee
Coordinator- Shambhu Prasad Sharma. Members- Ramhari Rimal, Krishna Prasad Sharma, Ramkrishna Bhatta, Gopalman Shrestha, Bishnu Prasad Sapkota, LokBahadur Pudasaini, Bhoj Bahadur Bhandari, Lekhat Bahadur Thapa, Kasiram Shrestha, Jeewanlal Shrestha, Shyam Lamichhane, Baburam Adhikari and Mahesh Dev Pathak.
Construction Committee
Coordinator- BadriLal Shrestha, Secretary - Krishna Chandra Kandel, Treasurer- Harilal Shrestha
Members- Govinda Chitrakar, Bharat Prasad Pudasaini, Binda Aryal and Dambar Kumar iBhatta.
In January 2012,the DSCF Nepal had organized a religious and cultural activity (Mahayagya) intended to help willing persons to participate in this function and also for fund raising for the foundation to construct buildings for Senior Citizen/Retirement Home at Devighat. Many persons have made commitment for donations. Among them, 78 persons have committed to donate Nepali Rs three hundred thousand or above. Swami Shree Kamalanayanacharya, the Muktinath Pithadhish, laid the foundation stone of the main building in October 01, 2012 on the occasion of International Senior Citizen's Day at Devighat. During the previous fiscal year, the DSCF Nepal received grant of half a million Nepali Rupees from the Government for Nepal and Rupees 850,000 from the parliament member's local development fund.