BRAIN DRAIN IN NEPAL
BRAIN
DRAIN IN NEPAL
The emigration of highly
skilled or qualified manpower (people) from a Nepalese country to abroad. The
migration of individuals due to the lack of favorable professional
opportunities, lack of higher standard living availability, for quality
education, organizational and industrial level in a country like Nepal. The major problem of brain drain is the excessive fluctuation in the economy and the open
border of India and also the increasing of internet use which creates the two the situation first which benefits the individuals easily access of communication
and second which changes the intention to leave the country ( for better pay,
living standards, etc).
“No one wants to leave
their home country”, Every individual has a unique capacity and qualified
people and qualified skills but the political instability and the negligence of
local state and federal government which discourages the individual to stay in
the host country. So, they apply for foreign to utilize their competency which
they have. And the lack of initiation inappropriate laboratory, lack of
funding for their dream project.
According to World Bank, agricultural land (percentage of land area) in Nepal was reported as 28.75% in
2014. The world bank concludes that the agricultural land is in decreasing
phase day by day. In the survey 2017/2018 of Nepal Planning Commission
concluded that the formally involved in the agricultural sector 1.3% of total
employment and informally involved 20.2% of total employment. Whereas the
Formally involved in non-agricultural sector 36.5% and informally involved in
41% which shows that the discouragement of the individual in the agriculture sector.
A survey which was
conducted in 123 farmers, they replied on these questions:
1.
Why you are going to leave this occupation
(agriculture)?
Ans:
Most of them replied, “the lack of irrigation, grant, and facilities of the government which we need so we are failed to increase in the productivity and
we can’t earn enough money to sustain or survive our family”.
2.
What will you do?
Ans:
Most of them replied that “we go abroad and earn money and do some business and
by some modern technology for agriculture or cultivate the land which helps to
produce more and we can easily sustain and survive our family.
3.
What will you expect from the government?
Ans:
Most of them replied that the first is the initiation of government in the agricultural sector, easy access to agricultural loan, modern technology and the major
initiation on irrigation facilities, soil testing facilities and best
fertilizer availability and seeds and reasonable price of agricultural products.
In
recent year, the report of Labour Migration for Employment which showed that the
number of migrants leaving Nepal for work is increasing every year. Generally, the
government policy of Nepal and Malaysia which decreases the migration of worker.
95 percent of all labor permits are given to men. Closely, the migrants are
followed by these countries Qatar, Arabia, UAE, Kuwait. This means the countries
economy will be in a problem after the certain periods of time. So, The government
needs to focus on effective economic decision, Agricultural survey and initiation,
manufacturing industries promotion, tourism development and easy for foreign
investment.
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