समस्याग्रस्त दुई सहकारीका थप ८२ बचतकर्ताले फिर्ता पाए बचतAround NPR 46 Billion Still Pending, 82 More Depositors Receive Refunds

Kathmandu — While nearly NPR 46 billion remains to be returned to around 76,000 depositors of troubled cooperatives, the Management Committee has refunded savings to an additional 82 depositors. The latest payments were made to members of Laligurans Cooperative and Ideal Yamuna Multipurpose Cooperative.

According to the committee, 70 of the 82 beneficiaries are from Laligurans, while the remaining 12 are from Ideal Yamuna. The funds were generated not from new sources but through loan recoveries and the sale of assets belonging to the troubled cooperatives.

Including previous distributions, a total of 308 Laligurans depositors have now received their savings back. The repayment process initially prioritized small depositors and will gradually expand to other depositors based on the size of their savings.

However, a significant gap remains between repayments and outstanding liabilities. Committee data shows that approximately NPR 46 billion belonging to nearly 76,000 depositors is still tied up in problematic cooperatives, with the majority of affected individuals being small savers.

The committee has categorized depositors into two groups: those with savings of up to NPR 500,000 and those with deposits above that amount. Of the roughly 76,000 depositors, only about 18,000 have savings exceeding NPR 500,000, indicating that most affected depositors are small investors.

The repayment effort continues to rely primarily on loan recovery, collateral management, and asset sales. The committee says it has accelerated these processes and will distribute recovered funds to depositors in phases in accordance with legal provisions.

The cooperative sector crisis has left thousands of depositors facing uncertainty for years. Authorities say efforts are underway to speed up loan recovery and asset management to accelerate the refund process and provide relief to affected savers.