International Labour Organisation (ILO) seemed positive towards the Nepal's request to support the "Prime Minister Employment Programme".

Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Raj Bista, who is currently in Geneva of Switzerland to take part in the 107th Session of International Labour Conference, held a meeting with ILO Director General Guy Ryder on Tuesday and made a request towards that end.

Joint-Secretary at the Ministry ( Labour, Employment and Social Security) Ram Prasad Ghimire who is also in the Minister's delegation to the ILO Conference said that Nepal received a positive response regarding its request to help Nepal for the creation of jobs.

Ministry Secretary Mahesh Dahal and representative of Nepal's Permanent Mission to UN, Switzerland, Deepak Dhital, were also present on the occasion.

Meanwhile, the Government of Nepal while unveiling the federal budget had announced to implement the "Prime Minister Employment Programme" with the objective of creating job opportunities within the country and gradually end the situation for Nepalis to go for abroad jobs.

 The government has allocated over Rs 3 billion for this programme and aims to provide jobs to 500,000 Nepalis in the next fiscal year.

Minister Bista ahd addressed the extended session of the ILO conference on Monday. RSS