Pokhara Valley was not a developed town as it is today. People from the neighboring hills had not migrated there yet. However, Pokhara was an essential stop for Gurkha soldiers serving in Indian and British Armies. During the First and Second World Wars, thousands of Nepalese soldiers (Gurkhas) fought under the British flag. After the World War II, British left India in 1947 AD. To assist the retired Gurkha soldiers, a Post War Reconstruction Fund (PWRF) was established. The fund had 54 Lakh Indian Rupees in it. The retired Gurkhas living in India were to get 10 Lakh of it and the rest was for the retired Gurkhas in Nepal. In 2013 B.S, the Gurkhas with that fund founded the District Soldiers Board Hospital in Pokhara. Major Bir Singh Gurung led that effort. Later, the government renamed the hospital as Western Regional Hospital. The PWRF fund also helped to open the District Soldiers Board High School in Pokhara that later became Amar Singh High School. In 1960 A.D., the Indian Government opened its permanent pension camp in Pokhara. These developments created an environment for migration to Pokhara valley. Many ex-servicemen families, especially the Gurungs, started migrating to Pokhara
