Kathmandu, Feb. 15 -- The Prime Minister Employment Programme launched on Wednesday has met with mixed reactions, with experts stressing that the outcome will largely depend on how the people receive it and how the government will implement it.

The ambitious employment scheme aims to ensure a minimum 100 days of wage-employment opportunities-and alleviate poverty in the long run-in the country.

Under the programme, registered beneficiaries will be entitled to sustenance allowance if the government cannot guarantee the minimum promised days of work. The government has also enlisted a total of 13 probable job areas where these populations would be employed.

Experts said though the programme has been rolled out with good intentions it can...