KATHMANDU: The Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday afternoon decided to provide financial incentives to people relocated from high-risk settlements so they can arrange alternative housing on their own.

According to the decision, a family of up to five members will receive a relief amount of Rs 15,000 per month for housing management expenses. Families with more than five members will receive an additional Rs 2,000 per month for each extra member. The assistance will initially be provided for three months.

Similarly, the government has also decided to verify the details of people who will be displaced due to the removal of high-risk settlements along riverbanks in the Kathmandu Valley. Each affected family will receive a one-time resettlement support amount of Rs 25,000.