Nepal, July 13 -- The government on Sunday signaled a significant shift in its approach toward displaced squatters by dispatching six ministers to a holding center in Bhaktapur and announcing that it would continue providing food support while expediting the distribution of land ownership certificates to eligible landless families.

Home Minister Sudan Gurung was joined by Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration Pratibha Rawal, Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens and Sexual Minorities and Social Security Sita Badi, Minister for Health and Food Safety Nisha Mehta, Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel, and Minister for Youth, Labor and Employment Ramjee Yadav during v...