KMC to appoint sign language interpreter

Kathmandu / Dec 18: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has decided to appoint a sign language interpreter (interpreter service) in the help desk at Kathmandu Plaza. This decision was made by a meeting of the social committee held on Monday.

“We have given special priority to social sector programs to ensure an inclusive and accessible government to the citizens,” said Ramkumar KC, the coordinator of the committee, while informing about the decision. KC said, “Our goal is to ensure that service recipients do not feel excluded from KMC services simply because they cannot communicate verbally or struggle to make their language understood by officials in the language office, due to challenges such as not being able to communicate verbally. We aim for service recipients to be accommodated through municipal services by understanding conversations in written or symbolic languages.”

KC also mentioned that, in addition to the services offered in the office, sign language training will be provided to the target group based on their needs.

In the meeting of the committee, the officials provided updates on the ongoing work so far on the program including skill development training for small enterprise development, data collection for identification of poor households and distribution of identity cards.

According to Statistics Officer Krishna Raj Tiwari, by 10AM on Monday, 1,900 applications for 21 supervisors and 5,008 applications for 209 enumerators had been received. Applicants can fill the form online till December 22.

Among these applicants, a short list will be prepared through an automatic system based on 80 points with 60 points for educational qualification, 10 points for metropolitan residents and 10 points for training. Those selected will undergo an interview for additional 20 marks.