Rs 107m DFID aid to EC

KATHMANDU, March 29: The UK´s Department for International Development (DFID) has committed a grant assistance of £961,822 (NRs 107 million) to the Election Commission for procuring voter registration equipment.



The grant will be used for procuring 1,000 registration kits to support the first two phases of voter registration.



The procurement of the units will help achieve registration of 1,327,000 eligible voters in 16 hill districts by the first week of May 2010 as well as registration of 3,000,000 eligible voters in 55 municipalities by July 2010, DFID said in a press statement issued on Monday.



“The support will ensure inclusive and legitimate election results which will be vital to Nepal´s stability,” DFID Nepal Head of Office Sarah Sanyahumbi said.

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