The only full timer out of the 200,000 Nepalis in the US to work for Nepal's democracy and social justice movements in 2005-06.
Sunday, December 12, 2021
पंचायत मा के लोकेन्द्र बहादुर के सुर्य बहादुर! कांग्रेस लुटतंत्रवादी पार्टी हो!
Thursday, August 05, 2021
आँशु: भीम रावल को प्रसारण लाइन, राणा प्रधान मंत्री को स्कुल कॉलेज
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is blaming the Covid spike in Florida on migrants crossing the southern border.
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) August 4, 2021
Maps, people. pic.twitter.com/E06max7vIh
Sunday, July 18, 2021
जनमत पार्टी, भ्रष्टाचार को मुद्दा र आर्थिक क्रांति
Friday, November 02, 2018
नेपालका नेता ले आफ्नो आंग को भैंसी नदेख्ने प्रवासी नेपाली को आंगको जुम्रा देख्ने
**नेपाल फर्कौं महाअभियान**— Rabindra Mishra (@RabindraMishra) November 1, 2018
"झुपडी नै भए पनि आफ्नो घर सुन्दर बनाउनु र सुविधासम्पन्न भए पनि डेरा सिँगार्नुमा आकाश–जमिनको फरक छ। मरुभूमिमा एउटा विशाल वृक्ष हुनु र घना जंगलमा एउटा रूख हुनुमा ठूलो अन्तर छ।"https://t.co/Ef52B4CqKv
विश्व इतिहासमा गरीबी निवारण का लागि रेमिटेंस भन्दा ठुलो आईडिया आएको छैन। नेपाल बाहिर जाने हरु देश र परिवारको कम माया भएका मानिस होइनन। नेपालका नेता ले आफ्नो आंग को भैंसी नदेख्ने प्रवासी नेपाली को आंगको जुम्रा देख्ने कुरा भयो रविन्द्र मिश्र को "महाअभियान।"— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 2, 2018
नेपाल फर्कौं महाअभियान
डुबिसकेको चीनलाई पुनर्जन्म दिने देङ स्याओ पिङ हुन् वा भारतमा महात्मा गान्धी र जवाहरलाल नेहरू, मलेसियामा महाथिर महमद हुन् या सिंगापुरका ली क्वान यु, सबैले कुनै न कुनै रूपमा विदेशी शिक्षा र अनुभव प्राप्त गरेका थिए। अफ्रिकाको अनुभव त अझै चकित पार्ने खालको छ। सन् २०११ मा ४० वटा देशको अध्ययन गरेर जर्मनीको एउटा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय अनुसन्धान संस्थाले तयार पारेको प्रतिवेदनले विदेशमा अध्ययन गरेका नेताहरूले देशको राजनीतिक, सामाजिक र आर्थिक विकासमा स्वदेशमै अध्ययन गरेका नेताहरूले भन्दा बढी सकारात्मक प्रभाव पारेको निष्कर्ष निकालेको थियो। नेपालको रूपान्तरणमा विदेशमा रहेका नेपालीहरूले आमूल परिवर्तनकारी संवाहक (क्याटलिस्ट) को भूमिका निर्वाह गर्न सक्छन्।
प्रवासी नेपाली कोही पनि नेपाल नै नफरकिउन भन्ने मेरो तर्क हुँदै होइन। यस्तो अभियान किन चलाएको भन्ने पनि मेरो प्रश्न होइन। तर यो भावावेग मा आएर तेर्स्याइने तर्क हरुले ५० लाख बढ़ी प्रवासी नेपालीको अपमान चाहिँ गर्नु हुन्न। भारत लाई पनि गन्ने हो भने र नगनी सुख? भारत प्रवास होइन भने के हो? भारत लाई पनि गन्दा र सारा इतिहास हेर्दा आजको म्यादमा नेपाल भित्र भन्दा नेपाल बाहिर नेपाली बढ़ी छन। तीन करोड़ नेपालमा छन। तीन करोड़ बढ़ी नेपाल बाहिर रहेको अनुमान गर्न सकिन्छ। सन १९५० को नेपालको जनसँख्या र त्यति बेला देखिको जनसँख्या वृद्धि दरको ग्राफ कोर्दा नेपालको जनसंख्या आज ६ करोड़ बढ़ी पुगेको हुनुपर्ने। भने पछि बाँकी ३ करोड़ कहाँ गए? कहिले नफर्किने गरी भारत पसे। सोझो अनुमान। भारत फेरि समुन्द्र। त्यहाँ मान्छे को लेखाजोखा छैन। राशन कार्ड जसले पनि बनाउन पाउने र राशन कार्ड नै त्यहाँ नागरिकता जस्तो।
दक्षिण एशिया बाहिर नेपाली हरु ठुलो संख्या मा जान थालेको सन १९९० पछि हो, अर्थात बहुदल आएपछि। त्यो संख्या नै ५० लाख काटिसक्यो। ठ्याक्क कति भन्ने तथ्यांक नै छैन।
र यो रेमिटेंस भन्ने कुरा ठुला ठुला अर्थविद हरुले नदेखेको कुरा। भए पछि नोटिस गरेको मात्र हो। खाड़ी देशमा गएर पसिना चुहाएर निरक्षर नेपाली ले आफ्ना छोराछोरी लाई "बोर्डिंग स्कुल" मा पढाएका छन। शिक्षाको महत्व नबुझेर त होइन होला।
नेताले जॉब क्रिएट गर्नुपर्यो भन्ने सोंच नै छैन। तर जॉब क्रिएट गर्ने हरु को बाटो मा तगारो न बन्देउ भन्ने हो। नेपालमा ब्यूरोक्रेट देखि नेता सम्म ले पाइला पाइला मा तगारो हाल्ने काम गर्ने गरेका छन। भने पछि नेपाल भित्र जॉब क्रिएट हुन पनि नदिने, अनि जागीर खोज्दै नेपाली विदेश जाँदा judgmental कुरा गर्ने?
नेपालले आज मैनपावर एक्सपोर्ट गरेको अरु सबै इम्पोर्ट गरेको छ। चामल देखि लिएर सब थोक। त्यो बलियो अर्थतंत्र अबश्य होइन। तर तथ्यपरक र व्यावहारिक ढङ्गले सोच्नुपर्ने हुन्छ। पहिलो कदम त विदेश काम गर्न जाने लाई सकेसम्म सहयोग नै गर्नु पर्छ। जाने नै भए हाम्रो तर्फ बाट पुरा सहयोग छ भन्नु पर्छ। सरकारी निजी सबै तह बाट।
प्रमुख देश हरु जहाँ नेपाली हरु जाने गरेका छन तिनी सँग नेपाल सरकार ले संधि समझौता हरु गर्नु परयो। वीसा आदि का लागि पहल गर्नुपर्यो। पहिलो पटक उड़न लागेका हरु का लागि सहुलियत ब्याज दर मा लोन मिलाउनु पर्छ कि? विदेशमा हुँदा तत तत दुतावास का ले सुरक्षा मा चासो लिनुपर्यो। जॉब मार्केट बारे जानकारी प्रवाह हुनुपर्यो। विदेश जानु अगाडि देशमैं केही सीप सिक्न सकिन्छ कि, सीप सिकेर गए बढ़ी कमाइन्छ कि? विदेशमा गएर कमाएको पैसाले देशभित्र बिजनेस व्यापार का लागि लगानी गर्ने अवसर हरु खोज्नु पर्ने हुन्छ। होइन भने जसले पनि जग्गा नै किन्ने घरै बनाउने भए पछि रियल इस्टेट मार्केट ले आकाश छुने तर देश भित्र रोजगारी सिर्जना को अवस्था एक पीढ़ि पछि जस्तातस्तै हुने डर रहन्छ।
चीन ले सन १९९० पछि यस्तो फड्को मारयो कि आज अमेरिका लाई नै प्रतिस्प्रधा दिन भ्याएको छ। तर चीन ले अगाडि बढ़ने निर्णय गरे पछि सबैभन्दा भर परेको समुह को भन्दा प्रवासी चिनिया। पुँजी लगाउने मानिस त चाहियो। त्यस्तै आज देश विकास गर्ने सपना देख्ने रविंद्र मिश्र जस्ता ले प्रवासी नेपाली प्रति सकारात्मक सोंच राख्न सक्नु पर्छ। फर्केको राम्रो तर फर्किन नसक्ने ले पनि योगदान गर्न सक्ने उपाय हरु प्रस्तुत गर्नु पर्छ। नेताले गर्ने भनेको पालिसी मेकिंग नै हो।
राम्रो पालिसी फ्रेमवर्क बनाउन सकेको खण्डमा प्रवासी नेपाली मात्र किन विदेशी नै पनि ओइरो लागेर आइपुग्छन।
@pradeep_paudyal @SuryaRAcharya नेपालका नेता ले आफ्नो आंग को भैंसी नदेख्ने प्रवासी नेपाली को आंगको जुम्रा देख्ने https://t.co/miACyVHycB @Jibalamichhane— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 2, 2018
आज नेपाल र मलेसियाका बीच सम्पन्न कामदार भर्ना, रोजगार र फिर्ता सम्बन्धी समझदारी पत्र (MOU) मा हस्ताक्षर भयो । यो दुबै देशको लागि ऎतिहासिक उपलब्धी हो । साथै मलेसिया जाने नेपाली श्रमिकका लागि राहत पुर्याउने सकारात्मक परिणाम पनि हो । pic.twitter.com/r9BqxdZR2m
— Gokarna Bista (@_GokarnaBista) October 29, 2018
आज यु.ए.इ.का राजदुत Saeed Hamdan Al Naqei संग मन्त्रालयमा भएको भेटघाटमा शुल्क बिना जाने व्यवस्था र तोकिएको सर्त अनुसार तलब र अन्य सुविधा दिनु पर्ने सम्बन्दमा छलफल भयो । सकारात्मक परिणामका लागि मन्त्रालय प्रयत्नशील रहने छ । pic.twitter.com/6Fdar8pAKu
— Gokarna Bista (@_GokarnaBista) September 26, 2018
Nepal has seen a 24.9% jump in tourists in 2017 compared to previous year.#visitnepal2020
— Visit Nepal 2020 (@VisitNepal_2020) September 11, 2018
Source: The United Nations World Tourism Organisation pic.twitter.com/6fbKXaTnMU
Friday, November 13, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
नेपालका सबै भन्दा गरीब जिल्ला परसा देखि सप्तरी सम्म
Friday, July 17, 2015
यदि Indophobia नेपालको गरीबी को नम्बर एक कारक तत्त्व हो भने
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Poverty In The Terai
In a new initiative, the government has announced a special programme for socio-economic infrastructure development and income generation in 114 VDCs and four municipalities in
Parsa, Bara, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha and Saptari
districts where the poverty level is relatively higher. Rs160 million has been earmarked for the programme........ The focus on the eight central Tarai districts is based on
the findings of Nepal Human Development Report-2014 that human development is at its lowest there
. The report had stressed the need for more investments in central Tarai as well as mid-western and far-western hills where the development indicators are low.
Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Fundamental Microfinance
English: Roadside billboard of Deng Xiaoping at the entrance of the Lychee Park in Shenzhen (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
A country like Nepal can not afford to only educate the kids, although it currently does a poor enough job of that as well. But adult education has to step in. You use the same school buildings, but perhaps in the evenings and during weekends, for adult education. Everyone, child or adult, needs at least 10 years of schooling. And you should be able to pick up no matter where you left. And you should have the option to move at your own pace sometimes. Perhaps you put FM radio to use. People could tune in at a certain time of the day to listen into lessons. There is one frequency for the first grade, another for the second grade and so on. Lessons should be available in your primary language. The Chinese have proven beyond doubt that you don't have to learn English first before the world opens up for you.
People like Mao and Fidel Castro have done impressive work in basic health. You provide basic training to a large number of workers who then fan out to where the needs might be. There is a fundamental need to take up this work with revolutionary zeal.
But a left leaning country like Nepal where even the so-called right of center party like the Congress calls itself "socialist" sometimes tends to not grasp entrepreneurship well. You can educate your people all you want, you can turn them into fighting shape in terms of health, but unless you can create jobs for them they are going to rust with disuse. You are going to pump up a population that is all ready with nowhere go to.
Left leaning political leaders should cultivate a healthy respect for entrepreneurs who might be millionaires. They are like hens that lay the golden egg. You don't kill those hens. You don't get in their way. When they create more wealth for themselves, they pay more in taxes. You can use that tax money to serve the poor all you want.
But then entrepreneurship goes way beyond people who establish and run big factories. Small businesses are all the rage. Even in a country like America the vast majority of new jobs get created by small businesses.
And then there are micro businesses. I am talking raising goats to sell, or cultivating vegetables to sell, small businesses that you could start with a hundred dollar loan. Access to credit should be like a right, just like basic education and health.
But then sometimes it is hard to create any meaningful business with just a hundred dollars. China does not have a track record in microfinance, but it has lifted more people out of poverty than anyone else. And they have done that by creating jobs at large scales through large scale factories.
Very few rich people choose to become entrepreneurs. I like to say being an entrepreneur is kind of like being gay. It is assumed perhaps one per cent of the population is biologically gay. So if very few rich people are entrepreneurs, it is erroneous to think all poor people are inclined to entrepreneurship.
Another dimension to microfinance would be that you would have something like a right to a hundred dollars in business loans every year, but you would also have the option to pool your resources. So 100 individuals should have the option to bring together 100 dollars each into a pool of 10,000 dollars for a one per cent share each in an enterprise led by one entrepreneur who perhaps ends up employing most or all of those 100 people.
If you make room for the fact that 5-10% of those loans will fail that you will happily write off, I think that could create a lot of small business action. And you will end up with a lot of workers who are also part owners in enterprises. That is key. Deng Xiaoping started by letting Chinese farmers own small plots of land. The sense of ownership is key. The right to property is a fundamental human right, like free speech. And the act of exercising free speech takes some practice.
Completely state owned enterprises are not simply failed Soviet era ideas. Modi proved in Gujrat they can outperform the market if they are kept free of political interference and are allowed to run on meritocratic guidelines. It makes sense for some companies and some enterprises to be 100% state owned. As long as they perform is all that matters. What is dead weight is companies that are state owned and run losses year after year.
You can also have companies that are partly owned by the state. You can have companies that are partly owned by foreign investors.
There is no one size fits all. The key point is entrepreneurship has to be nurtured. It has to be allowed to flourish. There does not seem to be only a left or right way of doing it. State owned enterprises can work. Private companies can fail. Small business owners can create jobs. Large companies can stagnate. The job market is and should be a dynamic situation. As long as the cat catches mice is all that matters.
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