. Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah has said that the national industries and corporations which have been closed for years, are showing signs of improvement.

Taking to social media on Saturday, Prime Minister Shah said that the government has prioritized facilitation, coordination and reform programs to revive the national industries from the very beginning.TAG_OPEN_p_27

According to him, Nepal Drugs Limited, which has been incurring losses for years, has sold medicines worth Rs 23.8 million in the last four months.TAG_OPEN_p_26 According to the report, the company made a profit of Rs 30 million in the last fiscal year due to the increase in sales and production capacity after meeting the World Health Organization’s ‘Good Manufacturing Practice’ standard.

The Prime Minister also said that trial production has already started in Hetauda Textile Factory, which has been closed for long, under the responsibility of the Nepal Army.TAG_OPEN_p_25

Stating that the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) earned Rs 6.27 billion in the period from April to mid-July of the last fiscal year, the Prime Minister said that the seat utilization rate of the corporation has reached 86 percent and loan installments are also being paid regularly.TAG_OPEN_p_24

Similarly, the Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) has claimed that the payment period of farmers’ dues has been reduced from 8 months to 2-3 months, daily sales have increased by 35 percent and financial discipline has improved.TAG_OPEN_p_23 He also said that DDC was preparing to export ghee to the Gulf countries and butter and chhurpi to China in the near future.

The Prime Minister claimed that the Singha Durbar Baidyakhana Development Committee has also made significant progress.TAG_OPEN_p_22 According to him, in the last fiscal year, the business of medicines of Vaidyakhana reached about Rs 13 crore, which is four times more than the previous year.

The Prime Minister said that honest leadership, effective implementation of laws and teamwork have made it possible to improve the sick industries and expressed the belief that other industries could also be revived.TAG_OPEN_p_21

} “If we continue to have honesty and dedication to the country, we can infuse new life into other sick industries as well,” he said.

He also said that constructive cooperation, trust and support of all sides are necessary for the growth of production, building a self-reliant economy and reviving national industries.TAG_OPEN_p_19