KATHMANDU, April 26 -- The government has set an ambitious goal of surpassing the country's gross domestic product (GDP) to over Rs 10 trillion within the next five years.

The National Planning Commission (NPC), which has prepared the draft of the 16th five-year plan, announced on Thursday the target of reaching the GDP consumer price of Rs 10.5 trillion in the fiscal year 2085/86 BS.

In the draft of the 16th plan presented by the NPC in the presence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the meeting of the National Development Council held on Thursday, it is mentioned that the target has been doubled compared to the year 2022/23.

In the year 2022/23, the country's GDP is Rs 5.132 trillion. By the end of the 16th Plan, the GDP size ha...