LALITPUR: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation, Padma Aryal today emphasized the need for prioritizing entrepreneurship and vocation through cooperatives.
Addressing the 27th annual general meeting of the National Cooperative Federation of Nepal in Lalitpur today, Minister Aryal said several programs related to entrepreneurship should be initiated for the benefit of unemployed women and youth.
She also expressed concern over the haphazard construction of roads and structures in the hills that were resulting in environmental degradation.
Labeling the cooperatives as one of the bases for bringing economic prosperity, Minister Aryal said that the Federation should hold discussions while selecting its new leadership so as to elect the new leader who has this vision.
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