Mahendranagar. 32-year-old Ganesh Dutta Pant of Bhimdutta Municipality-2 of Kanchanpur is spreading the message of self-employment by selling dragon fruit on his bicycle, utilizing his free time along with government service.

Pant, who works as an office assistant in the Office of the Comptroller of Treasury and Accounts, has spent 11 years in government service. For the last four years, he has been selling dragon fruit on a bicycle in Mahendranagar market.

“I go to the streets of the market on a bicycle for one and a half hours in the morning and after 5 pm to sell dragon fruit,” Pant said, adding, “I make a profit of Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200 every day on a day when I go for business.” ”

He has been bringing dragon fruit from the local market as well as Dang, Surkhet, Nepalgunj and Dadeldhura and selling it wholesale and retail. “The demand for it is also high in the market. I have started this business to utilize my free time outside office hours,” he said, “After starting this business, I have also saved my salary.” I have been managing my household expenses from this. ”

Pant said that the youths going to India and other countries for employment should also be inspired by the mobile business. He stressed that the tendency to be ready to do any kind of work abroad but find it difficult to work in the country should end.

“The tendency of not hesitating to do low-level work abroad but finding it difficult to work in the country should end,” he said, adding, “I have also engaged my brother and daughter-in-law, who are working in India, in this business.” My daughter-in-law has also saved Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000 a month by selling dragon fruit. Stating that there is no problem in the market, he said that he has been selling dragon fruit at Rs 450 to Rs 500 per kg.

Stressing on the need for youths to be involved in income-generating activities like agriculture, trade, he stressed on the need of giving priority to youth self-employment from the government level as well.