सहकारीका साना बचतकर्ताको बचत फिर्ताको प्रक्रिया १०० दिनभित्र सुरु

Begin returning cooperative small depositors' savings within 100 days

Evidence

सरकारले मे १८ देखि समस्याग्रस्त सहकारीका साना निक्षेपकर्ताको बचत फिर्ता सुरु गर्‍यो। पहिलो चरणमा ३७८ जना निक्षेपकर्तालाई ३ सहकारी (कान्तिपुर, शिवशिखर, पशुपति) बाट भुक्तानी। रु.५ लाखभन्दा कम बचतकर्ता प्राथमिकतामा — करिब ७६,००० निक्षेपकर्ता, रु.४६ अर्ब बक्यौता। चक्रीय कोष स्थापित। दोस्रो चरणको निवेदन जेठ तेस्रो हप्तामा खुल्ने। आगामी बजेटमा 'एकीकृत बचतकर्ता संरक्षण कोष' स्थापना हुने। कास्की जिल्ला अदालतले सूर्यदर्शन सहकारी मुद्दामा सङ्गठित अपराध र मनी लाउन्डरिङ मुद्दा खारेज गर्‍यो, सहकारी ठगी मुद्दा कायम (मे २२)। Source: radionepalonline.com, kathmandupost.com, thehimalayantimes.com

Summary

Monitor notes: COMPLETED (Day 53, deadline Day 100): Government began refunding cooperative depositors on May 18, 2026 — 378 small depositors from Kantipur, Shiva Shikhar, Pashupati cooperatives paid first. Revolving Fund under PCMC operational. 2nd claim window opening 3rd week May. Integrated Savers Protection Fund planned for FY 2083/84 budget. LEGAL UPDATE: Kaski District Court dropped organized crime and money laundering charges against all Suryadarshan defendants (incl. RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane, GB Rai) on May 22 — cooperative fraud charge remains. Court rationale: simplify settlement/recovery path for victims.

What is this?

Initiating the process of recovering and returning savings to small depositors who lost money in failed cooperative schemes — identifying victims, verifying claims, and beginning payouts.

Impact on people

Thousands of families who lost their life savings in cooperative collapses finally get money back. The poorest depositors — often elderly and rural — are prioritized for recovery.

Why it matters

Hundreds of cooperatives have collapsed in Nepal, taking the life savings of hundreds of thousands of small depositors — often the elderly and financially unsophisticated who trusted these institutions.

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