Kathmandu, Dec. 28
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
'Prachanda' has instructed the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
(MoICS) to give high priority to startup businesses for the youth.
Speaking at a discussion with the
officials of the MoICS on Thursday at the Singha Durbar, he directed the
Ministry to promote entrepreneurship among young people with innovative
thinking and passion, and make preparations to conduct a business promotion
campaign focused on seven provinces through the Business Incubation Centre.
"Prepare a special plan to
connect the latest ideas of at least 20,000 youths to the production of goods
and services by mobilising the startup fund and arrange a 'Jobmeter' to measure
the jobs created by self-employed, startups and various businesses," he
asked the MoICS.
Emphasising that the diplomatic
bodies of the Government of Nepal should focus on the promotion of industry and
commerce, PM Prachanda instructed them to go ahead by making necessary plans,
mechanisms and programmes for that.
The Prime Minister directed the
ministry to prepare a solid framework for sectoral coordination and cooperation
to implement the commercial policy, national action plan on trade deficit
reduction and National Trade Integration Strategy to implement the basic
foundation of "Production and trade: Sustainable basis of all sectoral
development".
Likewise, PM Prachanda directed
to establish an Industrial Infrastructure Development Facilitation Desk in the
Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and ensure coordination
of all sectoral bodies.
To make market monitoring regular
and more effective, there is a need to establish and operate an integrated and
specialised market monitoring directorate with representation from all relevant
bodies, he said while expressing hopes that the ministry would carry out
necessary studies on this matter.
Speaking at the meeting, Minister
for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Ramesh Rizal stated that the small amount
allocated for the promotion of industry and commerce hindered the
implementation of the scheduled programmes and said that an integrated solution
should be sought from the government.
Chief Secretary of the Government
of Nepal Dr. Baikuntha Aryal said that to make an action plan and implement the
issues covered in the Prime Minister's address to the nation was necessary. He
also directed the secretaries to prioritise the work of the areas declared as
industrial zones.
Likewise, Narayan Prasad Sharma
Duwadi, Secretary at the MoICS, presented the status of the ministry, progress,
challenges and upcoming programmes.
He said that consistency between
new policies, plans, programmes and budgets was necessary, and as inter-agency
coordination was not effective, policies and programmes were scattered.
According to him, the Ministry
has given priority to the promotion of entrepreneurship, upgrading of micro,
cottage and small industries, development of industrial and business
infrastructure, capacity building of employees and innovation-oriented programmes.
Emphasising the need to lobby for
the promotion of Nepal's industry and commerce in bilateral and multilateral
forums, Secretary Duwadi said that the concept of start-up business should be
put forward for the youth, deadlines should be set for environmental impact
assessment, and programmes run with the Prime Minister's name should be
integrated.
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