Govt encouraging industrialists: Home Minister Khand

Siddharthanagar: Home Minister Balkrishna Khand has said the government was encouraging the industrialists. “Private sectors’ trust on the state will be kept intact. Private sectors have a tremendous role on State functioning,” he appreciated.

Giving a speech in the 63rd annual general assembly of Siddhartha Chamber of Commerce here Saturday, Home Minister Khand expressed worry over the increased import of petroleum products. According to him, MCC compact for electricity transmission could help augment electricity production and use and reduce the import of petroleum.

The Home Minister further claimed that the MCC compact would foster development in the country. With the endorsement of the compact, it has avoided the dollar crisis.

On a different note, he assured government assistance for shifting district jail.

On the occasion, former minister Ghanashyam Bhushal reminded that private sectors had an important role in the national economy since ancient times.

The businesspersons including Bhishma Prasad Neupane, Krishna Prasad Sharma, Ramu Shanghai Mahendra Kumar Shrestha shared that the private sector was dented much by the COVID crisis, so special package of relief was needed from the government side.