Government urged to provide employment within country itself

Kathmandu - Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) has drawn the government's attention to the need of creating environment conducive for self-employment and providing job opportunities to the citizens returning from abroad employment due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NCC delegation made this suggestion to the government in a meeting with Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Ghanashyam Bhusal, here on Wednesday. It urged the Minister to address the impact of the pandemic in the agriculture sector through provisions that help create employment opportunities within the country. NCC has pointed out the need of development of enterprises based on agriculture, forest, medicinal herbs as well as of ensuring the market for the related products.