LALITPUR: General Secretary of Nepali Congress (NC), Gagan Thapa, has sought an active role of NC to resolve the problems facing the country at present.

During a dialogue organized by the party’s Economic Policy and Planning Department on ‘NC’s youth centric policy and plans’ on Thursday, General Secretary Thapa underlined the need for connecting youths to technology so that new jobs and entrepreneurship would be created and promoted. “NC discusses citizens’ problems in its meeting. Addressing problems should be linked to result and enforcement of policy decisions,” he said, adding that agriculture sector requires in-depth research and promotion.

He urged youths to focus more on production, employment, industrialism and potential rather than politics. Education should be aligned with market need and knowledge promotion.

On the occasion, NC Treasurer Umesh Shrestha said old education policy was hindering the sweeping change in education sector in Nepal. Global change and country’s needs should be reflected in education promotion, he stressed.

According to him, industrial development is imperative in all seven provinces for creation of jobs.

Central member Chinkaji Shrestha said implementation of policy is weak in Nepal while another central member Uday Shamser Rana viewed IT and agriculture are the areas where youths need to be engaged. Market management should be ensured in a way it pays heed to farmer’s production and cost.

Chief of Economic Policy and Planning Department of NC, Prof Dr Govind Raj Pokharel, said State should function as a potential and promote opportunity.