KATHMANDU, Feb. 7 -- The government aims to increase the size of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) by around Rs 2.9 trillion in the next five years. As the 15th Plan is nearing completion, the National Planning Commission (NPC), which has prepared the draft of the 16th Plan, has set a target of raising the country's GDP to around Rs 8.5 trillion by the fiscal year 2028/29.

The NPC has drafted the 16th Five-Year Plan with a target of massive growth in the size of the economy in the next five years. In the fiscal year 2022/23, the size of the country's GDP was Rs 5.39 trillion. Looking at the average, it seems that the target is to increase the GDP by Rs 2.9 trillion in five years.

The government aims to increase the country's ec...