Kathmandu. Prime Minister BalendraShah has held direct talks and discussions with the private sector. Shah held discussions with representatives of the private sector at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. 

During the discussion, Shah discussed on making the country’s economic activities dynamic and strong, making the operation of industry and business easier, creating investment-friendly environment, removing policy and procedural hurdles, boosting the morale of the private sector, creating employment and increasing production.

He also said that the private sector is an important partner of the government on these issues and the government is ready to address the practical problems facing the industrialists and entrepreneurs fleeing.

The Prime Minister also pledged to prioritise policy, legal and administrative reforms to create industry-friendly and private sector-friendly environment.During the discussions, the private sector representatives suggested the need for regular and result-oriented dialogue between the private sector and the public-private sector on , promotion, investment expansion, policy stability, ease of service delivery and public-private sector.

Prime Minister Shah said that the suggestions received would be taken seriously and necessary facilitation and reforms would be forwarded through the concerned bodies.He made it clear that the government would move ahead collaborating with the private sector in the campaign of economic reforms.

The meeting was attended by President of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Anjan Shrestha, President of Industry Committee Ujjwal Kumar Shrestha, Former President of Confederation of Nepalese Industries Rajesh Kumar Agrawal, Director General of Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) Rajesh Kumar Agrawal and Director General Dr Ghanashyam Ojha, President of Nepal Chamber of Commerce Kamlesh Kumar Agrawal and Senior Vice President Deepak Malhotra. 

The high-level discussions with the chiefs and office-bearers of the representative organization of the industrialists and businessmen of the private sector will help in the promotion of the country’s industry , improvement of environment for investment and cooperation between the government and the private sector and the formulation of private sector-friendly policy.