KATHMANDU, Feb. 1 -- Increasing flow of remittance has provided some respite to Nepal but the issue of out-bound migrant workers has become a matter of serious contemplation.

The development partners of Nepal expressed this view in a consultation meeting on the 16th Development Plan and LDC Graduation Strategy organized by the National Planning Commission (NPC). They urged the government to address the issue through promotion of inclusive growth by introducing necessary measures in the 16th periodic plan.

Nepal is now in the process of finalizing its 16th periodic plan. The NPC has already collected inputs and recommendations from all province and local levels for the formulation of the 16th plan. The NPC is reported to make public the ...