GANDAKI PROVINCE SEEKS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Pokhara. Before formulating the policy program and budget, Gandaki Province's Finance Minister JIT BAHADUR SHERCHAN held discussions with the private sector. He invited industrialists and businessmen who are making large investments and urged them to increase investment in Gandaki.

At that time, representatives of the private sector demanded that large infrastructure projects should be allowed to be operated on lease by the private sector. Dharmaraj BARTUULA, Chairman of Gandaki Industry Confederation, suggested that the Gandaki government should prioritize the Siddhartha Highway for investment. He suggested that if the government cannot invest, it should attract the private sector.