The multifaceted impact of remittances

According to National Census 2078, 4 lakh 72 thousand 516 households are vacant, where there are no people. Most of the houses in rural areas are vacant. The population growth rate of 34 districts is negative. There is an increasing tendency for young people to go abroad for work and study and to find a room in the home/family market and rent a room. The development of roads and communication has started to reach the villages, but the villages are being emptied. Earlier, the people in the rural areas were living a miserable life due to lack of development. However, now the development has started reaching the village, the people who enjoy it do not want to stay in the village.

The agricultural land of the village has become barren. The land is filled with bushes, forest and butan, due to which the monkeys living in the forest have started to invade the settlement. Monkeys have also caused a lot of trouble to farmers who are trying to produce. Domestic production is disappearing and ignorance about agriculture is increasing even within one generation. Today's children say 'dairy' rather than 'where does milk come from'. This is unfortunate for us as an agricultural country. This has challenged our production conditions.

Every family is the first school for their child. An increasing number of expatriates are leaving their young children behind for work and study. The natural right to sit in mother's arms, to play, to be pampered with love has been taken away, on the other hand, the old age life of old mother is being spent in great distress. Being abroad as much as their children has left them in a state of neither sleep at night nor hunger during the day. The pain has added urgency and restlessness.

Foreign employment has created a multifaceted problem in the relationship between husband and wife. The problem created by foreign employment can also be considered as one of the reasons for the increase in mental patients and the increase in the number of suicides. Today, due to widespread depression, mental problems are also increasing among children. Being separated from father/mother and forced to live with relatives may not get schooling as per requirement. This has had a negative impact on their psychology.

Currently, the number of students in village schools has started to decrease, while the number of students in universities has also decreased. Today's youth have widespread disillusionment with political leadership. There is no employment opportunity in the country. There is no working environment even for those who sell their ancestral property and earn educational qualifications, use it to do small jobs and live in their own country. Leadership only talks, not works Commentary has been built into the new generation. Adults are busy with leadership and flattery. The young people who are studying are a bit more alert. They have an understanding that going abroad is the only option after completing Plus Two.

Young people who entered foreign countries with passports in their hands at the age of 18 are becoming permanent foreigners. Developed countries are attracting our highly intelligent young people through various means. This is human capital flight for developing countries like ours. Today, information and technology have made the world a common market. Every country is eager to create an environment to reap the benefits of globalization. It does not mean that you should not go abroad for employment or study at such a time. However, they did not fall in love with their country. There was no human capital flight.

Now there should be a lot of job opportunities created within our own country. Instead of spending remittances only on consumption, it is necessary to invest a certain part of it in productive sectors. The state should focus on building a productive economy. This creates an environment for domestic production while reducing food imports. An opportunity should be created for the students studying in the university to earn while studying abroad. This requires leadership with high political morals and strong will. Regardless of the current leadership, the trend of not doing anything and only making things bigger must end completely.

Change and improvement should start with small tasks. The work that flows within the country should be result-oriented. There was no dearth of integrity in leadership, lack of virtue and ethics in administration. If the leadership does the politics of integrity and the administration does only good governance-friendly work, corruption will gradually decrease. A working environment is created in the country. Love and faith towards the country grows in the youth. There is a reduction in the compulsion to go abroad for food and shelter. The state should conduct free vocational education and skill training while reducing wasteful expenditure in the name of formality. This creates employment opportunities.

It is important to create an investment-friendly environment in the country. It creates an environment of employment along with the construction of industries and factories. From which there is a reduction in the situation of migration abroad. The government should focus on building human capital. Increasing the human value of every person by investing in research and development is the need of the day. Citizens should be empowered to meet their basic needs by giving them work they can do, not unemployment benefits. It is the state's responsibility. Today's leadership should be able to win the trust of the common people. Youth should be guaranteed health, education and employment.

Nepal is a country with immense potential. It is a small country geographically. It is rich in natural resources. A few more years are definitely in place to take advantage of the demographic gains. What we all lack is a strong will. Therefore, our youth should be made to go abroad to learn education and skills, not by compulsion. For this, it is necessary to properly manage foreign employment and invest remittances in the productive sector. Economic diplomacy and international relations should be strengthened. It is necessary to properly manage the negative effects of foreign employment and remittances in the sixteenth plan that is being prepared now.