KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has remarked that entrepreneurship and self-employment have to be promoted for economic prosperity of the nation.
In a message of best wishes on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the National Youth Council here today, the Prime Minister said that economic prosperity could be attained if youths are made self-sufficient, arguing that youths were catalysts for change politically, socially, culturally and economically.
Council was formed on this day in 2072 BS for promoting leadership among the youth and to advance the agenda of the youths in the country. The Council has spread its tentacles all over the country and is functioning at all local levels.
Stating that it was imperative for the Council to move ahead with formulating youth-oriented policies and programs ensuring its implementation to mobilize the youth force positively, Dahal commended the Council for positively leading in the areas of youth awareness, empowerment and leadership development among others in spite of recourses and budget constraints in a short span of time.
Lauding the Council’s positive initiatives for greater development of the youth, the Head of the Government expressed his confidence that the Council would move ahead effectively shouldering the responsibility of nation-building and ensuring the welfare of youths associated with parent government organizations.
Meanwhile, Council’s Chairperson Surendra Basnet in a separate congratulatory message spoke of the need to make youths, the backbone of nation-building, self-employed and self-reliant.
Basnet underscored linking education with labor, labor with skills, skills with production, employment and entrepreneurship.
Furthermore, he opined that it was important to form a Socialist System of the State by making the youth force an integral part of development and prosperity.
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