Maoists in Arghakhanchi and Parbat districts want local and international NGOs working in the districts to register with their \'people's government', pay taxes, and seek permission for every activity. NGO staff have been asked to pay five percent of their salary as monthly tax. Aid workers are concerned that this has already led to suspension of several poverty-alleviation, income generation and forestry activities. "Many NGO workers are now really afraid to go and work in remote villages where they are needed the most," said Padam Pal from the NGO Federation of Dadeldhura. Maoist leaders in Kathmandu have expressed their commitment not to hinder development and humanitarian work.