"If you had access to Rs 10 lakhs, couldn’t you start a business, live a decent life and create jobs in Nepal instead? Is starting a business in Nepal so risky that you would rather go abroad? Or are there no opportunities to start a business in Nepal?"
Officially, unemployment rate in Nepal lingers well above 40%. There is also significant underemployment, especially among the youth. Thus it comes as no surprise that many of the nation’s youth choose to go abroad to find employment.
But in recent months, news media has reported several cases where Nepali youths have been duped out of millions of rupees by overseas employment agencies.
