. The remittance inflow has increased significantly in the first six months of the fiscal year 2082/83. According to the statistics of Nepal Rastra Bank, the remittance inflow has increased by 39.1 percent to Rs. It has reached Rs 1,062.93 billion. The remittance inflow had grown by 4.2 per cent in the same period of the previous year.

Remittance inflow in the month of Poush alone is Rs. 192.62 billion. In the same month of the previous year, such inflow was Rs. It was Rs 122.44 billion.

Remittances increased by 32.3 percent to $7.TAG_OPEN_p_6 5 billion in the review period. It had grown by 2.7 percent in the same period a year ago.

Net second income (net transfer) also increased in the review period to Rs. It has reached Rs 1.168 trillion. In the same period of the previous year, such income was Rs. It was Rs 833.86 billion.

The situation is mixed in the number of Nepalis going abroad for foreign employment.TAG_OPEN_p_4 In the review period, 206,807 people have taken final work permit from institutional and individual (new) category while 194,733 have taken work permit again. The number of new labour permit holders in the same period last year was 230,439 while the number of re-labour permit holders was 162,628.