Gurvakot Municipality Mayor Hasta Pun said that the policy is adopted to provide employment opportunities to youth who are seeking employment abroad.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will employ a member from each household for at least 100 days a year,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Pun confidently said that the specialized policy will retain youth within Nepal and involve them in creative works within their own village.<\/p>\n
The policy covers entrepreneurial works related to agriculture farms, tourism and homestay under the program titled, Water, Minerals, Agriculture and Forest, Our Youth and Property<\/em> program.<\/p>\nBesides, the municipality has rolled out a few other programs including a plan to convert at least 200 hay-roof houses into corrugated zinc sheets.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have set a goal to get Gurvakot freed from roof with hay and straw within coming three years,\u201d said Pun.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe municipality will grant 30 percent of the costs involved in the purchase of zinc sheets,\u201d Pun added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Similarly, the municipality has also introduced the \u2018deputy mayor entrepreneurship program\u2019 to promote self-employment among women.<\/p>\n
\u201cEnterprises development center will be set up in all 14 wards under this program, \u201d said Mauna BK, Deputy Mayor, Gurvakot Municipality.<\/p>\n
Introducing the One Household, One Tap <\/em>campaign, the municipality also plans to ensure access to drinking water in every household.<\/p>\nOther programs being rolled out by the Gurvakot Municipality include:<\/strong><\/p>\n