KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The government is all set to launch ‘Prime Minister Employment Program’ with a view to creating as many jobs as possible in the country, thereby preventing youths from leaving the country.
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According to the program, the government has planned to create 700,000 jobs in the next five years.
“Under the Prime Minister Employment Program, a jobless Nepali citizen will be provided subsistence as well as unemployment allowances. S/He will be given jobs equivalent to 100 days in a fiscal year. They will get vocational and skill-orientated training along with employment-related information,” Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista told reporters at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security on Monday.
