Chandragupta, June 28 : The Shivraj Municipality of
Kapilvastu district has recorded that 27 percent of its youths- over 3,000- are
in foreign employment.
According to the data sheet on
foreign employment, 2078 prepared by the municipality, as many as 3,657 youths
were in various countries for jobs.
Compared to all 11 wards, ward no
11 has the highest number of youths- 308- leaving the country for foreign
employment.
Similarly, the number of those leaving
the country from ward no 2 of the municipality stands at 266, from ward no 4 at
245, and from ward no 5 at 147. Ward no 6 has the lowest number of those going
abroad for employment- 84. (RSS)
Four percent of the total
population in the municipality is now abroad.
Releasing the report on foreign
employment, Mayor Ajay Thapa, said the municipality was planning to create
employment to end the exodus. Need assessment would be done to retain youths with
jobs, he added, saying the skills they have must be utilized within the
country.
The youths from the municipality
have gone to Malaysia and Gulf countries.