KATHMANDU, Dec 13: At a time when unemployment is rising in the country, the government is going to spend about Rs 6 billion to create job opportunities. Around 60,000 unemployed individuals will be provided employment in the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure.

KATHMANDU, April 4: Even in the current fiscal year 2079/80 BS, a large chunk of the Prime Minister Employment Program budget will be spent during the rainy season. With just three and a half months to go before the end of the current fiscal year, a budget of six billion and 4.4 million rupees remains to be spent.

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) managed to spend only around Rs 2.5 million out of Rs 10 million allocated to in the previous fiscal year under Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP) – an ambitious program that aims to create jobs for unemployed people.

BIRENDRANAGAR, Jan 16: The Chief Minister Employment Program, which aims at employing jobless people of Karnali Province, is about to enter the implementation phase.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security is planning to provide employment opportunity to 60,000 unemployed youths for 100 days under the Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP).

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security is planning to provide a 100-day employment opportunity to 60,000 unemployed youths under the Prime Minister Employment Program.

KATHMANDU, Nov 28: The government is borrowing Rs 13.73 billion, or US$ 120 million, from the World Bank to finance its employment program.

SURKHET, July 7: Raute leader Surya Narayan had never imagined that he will one day work for money. The people of the endangered Raute community have neither been to school nor have engaged themselves in agricultural activities so far.

GULMI, June 2: Dhurkot Rural Municipality of Gulmi has started providing employment opportunities to the locals under the Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP).

KATHMANDU, May 27: In May last year, Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada announced a flagship program named Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP), promising a minimum of 100 days of employment to jobless people.

Initiatives like Prime Minister Employment Program do not necessarily enhance long-term employability. Focus should be on training and workforce development.

KATHMANDU, Feb 14: The government has launched its ambitious Prime Minister Employment Program, vowing to guarantee minimum employment of 100 days a year to all citizens. And for those who could not be provided the minimum employment, the government has promised a subsistence allowance. Based on the current minimum wage fixed by the government, this allowance will be around Rs 24,000 per year.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The government is all set to commence the Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP) on Wednesday.

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