MORANG: Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Kedar Karki, has said public-private partnership is essential for economic prosperity.

For such collaboration, the government is committed to supporting industrialists and entrepreneurs, he said.

CM Karki said that government and businesspersons are complementary, so the only option we have is effective cooperation and collaboration.

According to him, businesspersons should create jobs and help in revenue generation, while the government will facilitate the promotion of entrepreneurship and industries.

On the occasion, the Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives in the province, Ram Kumar Khatri, seconded CM Karki that the government would take together private sectors for the province’s prosperity.

FNCCI Koshi Province chair Rajendra Raut underlined the need for the private sector’s participation in the province investment authority.