Overview
Sunkoshi Rural Municipality (सुनकोशी गाउँपालिका, सिन्धुपाल्चोक) is located in the Sindhupalchok district of Bagmati province. While declaring this village municipality to be created with effect from 2073 Falgun 27, Thokarpa, Kalika, Yamunadanda, Sunkhani, Thumpakhar, and Pangretar VDCs were declared. Were merged in one place. At present, there are 7 wards in this village municipality. The area of this village municipality is 72.84 sq. Km and according to the census of 2068 BS, the population is 16713. It is named after the Sunkoshi River that flows through this rural municipality.
With a population density of 238 per sq. Km., most of the villages cover water resources, tourism, agriculture, and trade. In addition, this village has a lot of potential in the coffee business. This village is mainly inhabited by Hindus and Buddhists. There is a predominance of Brahmin, Chhetri, and Tamang castes. Citizens have been embracing agriculture, animal husbandry, and trade as their main occupations since time immemorial.
Agricultural and livestock products produced here are mostly consumed and sold in the same market area. Geographically, this village has a hilly terrain and has very suitable places for human settlement and tourism business. It is named after the river Sunkoshi which flows through this village.
This rural municipality is a flower garden of different castes as Prithvinarayan Shah said. One of the other villages is Sunkoshi Gaupalika. There are 6 VDCs of former in this Sunkoshi rural municipality: Thokarpa, Kalika, Yamunadanda, Sunkhani, Thumpakhar. Adhering to the national norms, the same VDC of Savik has been given ward recognition and as it has grown, Thokarpa VDC has been made into two wards and Sunkoshi village municipality with 7 wards.
Tourist Destination of this Rural Municipality: Latteshwar Mahadev, Kalinchok Bhagwati Temple, Gaukhureshwar Mahadev Temple, Basanteshwar Mahadev Temple, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Worship church, Chuni Choilung Gumba, Krishna temple, Shri Vetravati Temple, Sangling Gumba, Tirtheshwar Mahadev place, Setidevi temple, Dhandki Devi Kalika, Changed life companionship, Vaidavari temple, Gumba, Tassichoiling Monastery, Triveni Dham, Sitapaila.
Social Development Policy of Sunkoshi Gaupalika:
- Access to compulsory education will be ensured by conducting enrollment campaigns for all the children within this village municipality.
- In order to make child education effective, the provision will be made to provide incentive allowance based on the number of children.
- In order to make school education effective, internet connection and electronic attendance will be arranged in all basic and secondary schools. In addition, an incentive allowance of Rs. 1000 per month will be provided to the principals of each basic and secondary schools.
- In order to build a model school in this village municipality area, necessary programs and plans including the construction of infrastructure will be made.
- Training will be given at least one day a week by arranging sports coaches in each basic and secondary school.
- Grants will be provided to the schools within the village municipality area which have less private resources to operate in a systematic manner.
- One male and one female student from the schools within this Sunkoshi village municipality who bring excellent marks by participating in the School Entrance Examination (SEE) will be honored with Rs. 20,000 / 20,000 each.
- Similarly, 1 male and 1 female student from a school within Sunkoshi village municipality who brings excellent marks by participating in PSU will be honored with Rs. 15,000 / 15,000 each.
- In view of the growing tourism business in this village, keeping in view the employment opportunities created in the area, skill-based reading of Hotel Management and Hotel Management, and Travel and Tourism at the undergraduate level will be started.
- Under the village municipality, additional teachers will be provided for the added community schools from this year. In addition, vacancies will be filled in the community schools where there is a shortage of teachers/staff on the basis of need.
- Medicines will be made available continuously by allocating the necessary budget to prevent a shortage of medicines available free of cost from the health institutions.
- Arrangements will be made to make maternity and health services available round the clock through regular monitoring of health institutions.
- As per the policy of constructing primary hospitals in each village municipality as per the policy of the federal and state governments, the health building under construction in Sunkoshi village municipality ward no. 1 will be completed and developed as a village-level primary hospital. In addition, arrangements including doctors and the cooperation of various partners will be encouraged.
- An allowance of one thousand rupees per month will be provided to women health volunteers as an incentive.
- The municipality provides a lump sum of Rs. 10,000 once a year for the survival of the people with low economic status. Assistance will be provided. Such as heart, kidney, cancer, spinal injury, heart attack.
- School mobile health camps will be conducted in every school within the village municipality by a health team including doctors.
- In order to rebuild the only Ayurvedic dispensary of Sunkoshi village municipality, a policy will be adopted to promote cooperation with the Union and the states.
- Necessary budget will be allocated for the management of drinking water by connecting a high tech lift systems in the wards which are facing severe shortage due to lack of drinking water source.
- A pond will be constructed to support the underground natural resources and recharge system in case of depletion.
- A museum will be constructed by making a documentary to preserve the culture, costumes, and way of life of endangered Pahari, Thami and Majhi castes.
- In order to maintain the identity, respect, and dignity of senior citizens, the senior citizen honor program will be taken forward.
- Emphasis will be placed on the capacity building of women by discouraging violence against women.
- Income-generating and Skilled-based programs will be implemented to create employment collectively for the capacity building of women. Preference will be given to women in the schemes run through the Consumer Committee.
- Identity card distribution camp will be conducted to ensure social security by collecting accurate data of persons with disabilities.
- For the motivation of children, children's clubs, children's networks will be formed, educational materials will be distributed in schools, uniforms will be distributed and additional activities will be conducted.
- Teachers working in schools within the village municipality will be involved in high-level training.
- Emphasizing on technical education, at least 500 unemployed youths will be encouraged to become self-reliant by providing ship-based training within 5 years.
- At least two village level sports competitions will be organized under the slogan "Sports for Healthy Life".
- If the players within this village municipality achieve excellent results in national and international sports competitions, they will be given due respect with an amount of Rs. 25,000. In addition, a sports ground will be constructed in Ward No. 3, Kalika Baghkhor.
- Cash prizes and honors have been given to the renowned medal winners of national and international sports competitions. In addition, the said work will be continued.
- Physical and financial assistance will be provided to the players in the close camp who have been selected in the national and international sports competitions. In addition, the necessary budget will be allocated for a cupboard hall for sports competitions within the VDC.
- A program will be implemented to manage the social security allowance system and include the deprived citizens in this system.
- Grants will be provided for the development of youth self-employment programs with 50/50 percent participation if agriculture, industry, and business are run collectively to help sustainable development by stopping the migration of young manpower and settling in the villages.
- A necessary budget will be provided for the development and protection of religious tourism.
Contact Address:
Location: Pangretar, Sindhupalchok, Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal
Telephone: +977-11-482205
Email: sunkoshimunsindhupalchowk.gov.np
Website: www.balephimun.gov.np
