KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 3
The government has decided to honour returnee migrant workers to encourage them to adopt self-employment measures.
Issuing a notice in this connection, the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security yesterday solicited applications from those who adopted enterprises after returning from overseas employment.
As per the notice issued by the ministry, entrepreneurs making contributions to national production and employment through adoption of enterprises after returning from foreign employment can submit their application by February 22.
The notice stated that those returning home after a year in foreign employment on working visa, those completing minimum one year of their entrepreneurship after returning from foreign employment and those who have not been awarded by the Ministry of Labour for the past five years can submit their applications for the honour.
The award application form is available at the ministry's website. Along with the application, those eligible for the honour should enclose a copy of their Nepali citizenship certificate, passport with work permit and visa, income tax certificate and tax clearance certificate of last year and self-declaration stating s/he was not awarded by the ministry earlier.
As stated, the application can be registered at the ministry's Employment Coordination and Information Section or via email. The ministry said outstanding entrepreneurs would be screened among the applicants and awarded accordingly.
The ministry is honouring the Nepali returnee migrant workers to encourage them to utilise knowledge, skills, experience and capital they gained in the course of foreign employment for enhancement of production and employment in the home country. The ministry expects such honour to discourage outbound workers and attract migrant workers to return to the country to engage in enterprises.
As noted, one among the applicants would receive the best entrepreneur national award with a cash prize of Rs 150,000 and seven others would get entrepreneur national award with a purse of Rs 75,000 each.
A version of this article appears in the print on February 4, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
