PEs & Productivity

The government’s move to improve the condition of Public Enterprises should be clear in terms of broader political framework. Most of the PEs are suffering from constantly changing approach from the government. The Kathmandu Post reports, “Finance Ministry is working to assess the status of each PE and determine whether it should run that particular PE.

Most of the PEs have more or similar kind of problems. Overstaffing, lack of adequate capital, power shortage and among others are the major problems that are limiting PEs for efficient productivity. The government should take some immediate measures on how to utilize the property that the total 37 PEs have in the country