SURKHET, July 3 -- The government of Karnali Province has decided to use fabric produced by Nepali women entrepreneurs for the uniform of its employees.

Speaking at the 'Roundtable Discussion on Upscaling Women Entrepreneurship Development Funds and Financial Literacy Program' in Surkhet on Monday, provincial government officials say they will make it mandatory to use Allo and Dhaka fiber produced by women entrepreneurs in uniform of government employees.

"Along with providing skills, the provincial government will help women entrepreneurs by formulating favorable policies and also provide necessary raw materials," Bimala KC, Minister for Land Management, Agriculture, and Cooperatives, Karnali Province, said.

She also said that the pro...