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Item Awareness about health insurance scheme of Nepal government among slum dwellers (A case of hanuman basti of Pokhara city)(Department of Sociology, 2022) Shrestha, BinitaHealth insurance is a type of insurance coverage that pays for medical and surgical expenses incurred by the insured. Health insurance can reimburse the insured for expenses incurred from illness or injury, or pay the care provider directly. The cost of health insurance premiums is deductible to the payer, and benefits received are taxfree”. National health insurance policy was first initiated in 2013 which aims to ensure universal coverage by increasing access of health services to the poor and the marginalized and people in hard to reach areas of the country and utilization of the quality health services. The cross-sectional design that used both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection was conducted on 157 respondents of Hanuman Basti of Pokhara Metropolitan city. It was selected by simple random sampling technique method. Quantitative data were collected using a semi- structured administration questionnaire and qualitative data were collected by Key Informant interview. Data was analyzed by using Statistical Package for social Sciences version 20. Out of the 157 respondents one third (37.58%) were from age group 40-55 years. One third (37.58%) of the respondents source of income was Labor while very few (1.9%) have pension for their livelihood. Majority (94.9%) of the respondents worry about the health expenses when they feel sick and majority (95.54%) of the respondents pay through out of pocket for the payment of the health cost. Out of the total respondent (93.8%) of people know about the national health insurance scheme among them 69.42% of respondents have heard from the peers or friends followed by health worker (52.89%) and T.V (44.63%). Among the aware respondent only one third of them were enrolled in the scheme among them only 46.67 percent of the respondent used the scheme for the treatment and among them only 52.38 percent respondent were satisfied with the services. Only 33.37 percent renewed the scheme while 66.67 percent drop out from the scheme. The main reason for never enrollment in the scheme was they had not heard about the scheme which is followed by financial problem. The study showed that those people who are aware about the national health insurance scheme are not enrolled in the scheme as compared their awareness level. xi The people were more aware by the peer/ friends than the health professionals. Those people who were enrolled in the scheme refused to activate the scheme because the facilities are not good and also they had to buy the drugs outside the facility with the out of pocket payment. The people had misconception about the national health insurance scheme which causes the people not to enroll in the scheme.Item Governance in Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Sector in Nepal: A Case Study of NGOs in Dang District of Nepal(Department of Management, 2022) Shrestha, BinitaGood governance is one of the heated topics in the 21 st century, and it is vital for the organization’s sustainability. This research was conducted to assess good governance in NGOs based in the Dang district in Nepal. At present, NGO culture is booming in Nepal but with limited sustainable impact on the lives of community beneficiaries and employees. Thus the rationale behind this research is to assess management practice in NGOs and evaluate its effectiveness in instituting good governance in its working modality. The research focuses on four main elements of good governance, i.e., Accountability, Transparency, the Rule of Law, and Participation. The quantitative approach and descriptive statistics were adopted to assess good governance. A simple random sampling technique selected 113 respondents from 14 NGOs in the Dang district. The local field enumerators were used to conduct the questionnaire survey, followed by online meetings with the executive members of each selected NGO. The research data were further analyzed using statistical software. The result shows that most respondents were optimistic regarding their organization’s management practice and knew the importance of good governance. The correlation and regression analysis further reflect that all elements positively correlated with good governance. However, accountability and the rule of law were significantly correlated with good governance. Hence, along with strengthening current practices, the NGOs must focus on enhancing transparency and increasing participation from the community beneficiaries to institute sustainable good governance. Keywords: Good governance, accountability, transparency, participation, the rule of law, NGOItem Pest Status of Maize Zea mays (Linnaeus, 1753) in Sipadol Village of Bhaktapur District, Nepal(Central Departmental of Zoology, 2017) Shrestha, BinitaInsect pest cause serious threats to Maize farms, resulting heavy reduction in their yield. The present study focused on the insect pest of Maize (Zea mays) in the Sipadol VDC of Bhaktapur District. It was carried out in four months May, June, July and August 2016. The pests were collected through different methods such as hand picking, beating process, sweeping etc depending on size of pests. Two- way analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the significance difference in number of pest observed in different sites. Multilevel pattern analysis was performed under R 3.3.2 platform by using multipatt package to see whether there is species associated with particular month. Management practices data were collected by direct observation and also by using semi-structured questionnaires was carried out ten from each plot altogether 40 farmers from surrounding of each plot were sampled. Altogether, 16 species of pests belonging to five orders and 12 families were found. However population density of pest was higher in June. Maize stem borer (Chillo partellus) was most common and dominant species occurring almost in all months. The overall diversity index of Maize pests was 2.593 and evenness 0.935. The use of synthetic chemical pesticides is commonly used pest management practice in this area. Commonly used pesticides include Chloropyriphos 50% EC + Cypermethrin 5% EC, Furadon 3 Gr, Confidor 200 SR and Chloropyriphos 20% EC. Because of lack knowledge of biological control and others increasing trend of chemical pesticide used day by day in study area of Sipadol.Item Situation Of Migrant Child Workers in Pokhara (A Case Study of Pokhara Old Bus Park)(Faculty of Sociology, 2014) Shrestha, Binitanot available