PM Oli directs Industry Ministry to bring concrete plans to increase exports

Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the Mistry of Industry Commerce and Supplies to bring concrete plans and programs to increase exports and employment.

The Prime Minister’s instruction came during a briefing from the Industry Ministry in Singh Durbar on Friday on the use of domestic goods in public bodies, effective operation of domestic industries and employment growth.

The Ministry gave its presentation on the Directives on Use of Domestic Products in Public Entities, 2081; Micro, Cottages and Small Industries Promotion Policy, 2081; and the National Startup Entrepreneurship Policy, 2081, stressing the need of their effective implementation.

The discussion also focused on increasing production and employment by operating the industries including Gorakhkali Rubber Industry, Udayapur Cement, Biratnagar Jute Mill, Janakpur Cigarette Factory, and Hetauda Cement and Textile Industry which have been closed and in a state of uncertainty for a long time.

Minister for Industry, Supplies and Commerce, Damodar Bhandari, and secretary at the Ministry, Govinda Bahadur Karki, were present in the meeting.