KATHMANDU, Feb. 12 -- The government is all set to commence the Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP) on Wednesday.

Under the program, a jobless Nepali citizen will be provided subsistence allowance as well as employment for at least 100 days in a fiscal year. They will get vocational and skill-orientated training along with employment-related information, according to Minister for Labor, Employment, and Social Security Gokarna Bista.

"While the Nepali youth are going abroad in hordes in search for job, the country is lagging behind in lack of skilled manpower," minister Bista told a press briefing held in Kathmandu on Monday. "We have brought this program, expecting to create employment opportunities along with skilled manpower. The...