The Nepal Government has begun implementation of the ambitious Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP)<\/a> in Bhojpur district\u2019s Salpasiichho Rural Municipality.<\/p>\n According to Salpasiichho Rural Municipality Chair Mahesh Rai, individuals unemployed for more than 100 days have been employed into various sectors including agriculture, environment, road, and forests.<\/p>\n 10 women and 30 men from ward 2 and ward 3 of the municipality were recruited in the program\u2019s first phase. The rural municipality officials said that the employed persons were assigned cleaning and maintenance of the surrounding.<\/p>\n Rai said that the individuals under the program will be employed for 25 days and will be paid NPR 517 daily.<\/p>\n Earlier, the government had decided to rollout the program from Bhaktapur district. A total of NPR 24.6 million was allocated to the district for program implementation.<\/p>\n PMEP in Bhaktapur<\/a> has registered 400 applications from Suryabinayak municipality, 910 from Changunarayan and 76 from Madhyapur Thimi.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Overall, the Nepal Government<\/a> has allocated NPR 5.1 billion as part of the newly introduced Nepal Federal Budget 2019-20<\/a><\/p>\n Hope the new program will address Nepal\u2019s looming employment crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Nepal Government has begun implementation of the ambitious Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP) in Bhojpur…<\/span><\/p>\n