Godawari (Kailali), March 20 : One hundred and thirty-seven cottage and small industries have closed down in Kailali district due to the shortage of raw materials. Several of these industries have shut as they could not manage the operation cost while some because their productions could not compete with the market prices.
According to the Cottage and Small
Industries Office, several of the industries closed after their proprietors
left the country for foreign employment.
However, the registration of
women-owned enterprises has notably increased in the district in recent years.
This is due to the provision of concessions on the registration fees for
women-owned industries.
So far 15,434 industries have been
registered in Kailali and the registration of 137 of them has been annulled.
Among the registered industries, 3,194 are production-based, 6488
agriculture-based, two construction, 65 tourism-related, 12 information
technology related and 5,673 service-oriented industries.
These industries have an investment
of Rs 25 billion, it is stated. The Sudurpaschim provincial government has
allocated Rs 15 million for implementing the 'One Electoral Constituency, One
Industry' programme in the current fiscal year.
The Office stated that 9,120 women
and 69,611 men are employed in the registered industries.
The Office collected revenues Rs 5 million 216 thousand in last fiscal year 2022/23 and Rs 10 million 500 thousand as of March 13, in the eight months of the current fiscal year 2023/24. (RSS)