Industrialists and businessmen of the district have made demands to Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Bishwanath Poudel, including concessional loans, increased investment in cardamom, and provision of gold and silver collateral in private banks.

This issue was raised by industrialists, business leaders and farmers with a team including Governor Poudel who reached Taplejung via Ilam and Panchthar to understand the economic problems of the hilly districts of eastern Nepal. Businessman Taranath Ghimire, former central member of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, proposed that the National Bank should take the initiative to create an environment where concessional commercial loans can be easily obtained. Ghimire said that construction work has been hampered due to the tendency to award contracts at low cost and not perform work, and suggested that a national discussion should be held to determine a lower rate for construction entrepreneurs.

Construction entrepreneurs Jas Bahadur Limbu and Kali Bahadur Thebe proposed that only bids should be invited according to the budget. They claimed that the tendency to award work and not pay at the time of awarding the budget has defamed construction entrepreneurs and has also adversely affected construction work.

Former chairman of the Cardamom Zone, Dinesh Adhikari, demanded from the governor to increase investment in the cardamom sector. Reminding that cardamom is currently the most exported agricultural product from Nepal, he drew attention to providing subsidies and concessional loans to farmers and entrepreneurs. He proposed that there should be uniformity in bank interest rates. He proposed that farmers should get a good price if they get concessional loans for planting, irrigation, storage and packaging of cardamom.