| Title | Measures for rural employment generation in Asia and the Pacific. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Authors | Upadhyaya N, P. |
| Journal | Report of the APO Seminar on Measures for Rural Employment Generation held in Vietnam from 19 to 24 October, 1998. |
| Pagination | 214-220 |
| Abstract | An overview is presented of the employment situation in Nepal. Issues discussed are: the economic scenario; population; employment situation; status of agriculture; the non-agriculture sector; measure taken for rural employment generation (infrastructure development in the rural area; remote area development programme; cottage and small industry development programme; small farmer development programme; micro-credit facility; tourism development; micro-hydropower development; community forestry and forest preservation); and policy intervention in the 9th plan. |