Updated on June
18, 2003
The
much
awaited
report of verification and categorization of Bhutanese refugees at Khudunabari
camp in eastern
Nepal
was made public
on
Wednesday,
June 18, 2003.
The Nepal and Bhutan Ministerial Joint Committee ( MJC) agreed to
categorize Bhutanese refugees into four categories.
Category1- Bonafide Bhutanese, if they have been
evicted forcefully,
Category 2 - Bhutanese who emigrated,
Category 3 - Non-Bhutanese people, and
Category 4 - Bhutanese who have committed criminal
acts.
The following are the results:
Total Population
at Khudunabari camp: 12, 183.
Category 1- 293 persons of
74 families - 02.40 percent
Category 2- 8595 persons of
2182 families- 70.55 percent
Category 3- 2948 persons of
817 families- 24.20 percent
Category 4- 347 persons of
85 families - 02.85 percent
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