Accord Top Priority To Poverty Alleviation

Poverty in Nepal is coming down, which is a matter of satisfaction. During the 1990s, the rate of poverty was over 40 per cent. The first national living standard survey (NLSS-I) was held in 1995/96. As per the survey, the rate of poverty was 41.8 per cent. In the meantime, the government focused on poverty alleviation. As a result, the rate of poverty came down to 30.9 per cent eight years later as corroborated by the NLSS II conducted in 2003/04.