PM Employment Programme to focus on human resource production

Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Dol Prasad Aryal has said that the Prime Minister Employment Programme (PMEP) would be focused on human resource development based on market demands and needs. Addressing a programme in Panauti on Tuesday, Minister Aryal said that the PMEP would get continuity in the upcoming fiscal year and would be implemented in a more progressive manner. He, however, hinted at changes in the modality of the PMEP and the decision is being taken from the lessons learnt adding that the programme was a common programme of all three layers of government. Minister Aryal urged the local government for their active participation and publicity of the programmes related to skills and employment. Likewise, the Minister asked the employment service centres to update data on employment generation under the PMEP. Source: National News Agency RSS