June 13: The country’s first-ever women entrepreneurs' special industrial village is to be set up in Paanchkhal of Kavrepalanchowk district. The proposed industrial village aims to develop entrepreneurship among women institutionally and is going to be established in public private partnership model.    
Such industrial villages is expected to contribute to job creation by operating micro, cottage, small and medium scale enterprises through optimization of local resources, raw materials and technology.    
The South Asian Forum for Women Development is going to collaborate with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Panchkhal Municipality towards that end.    
A cabinet meeting held on June 7 had decided to convert the existing industrial village in Panchkhal Municipality into a special industrial village for women entrepreneurs.    
Organising a press conference on Monday, the forum's President Pramila Acharya remarked that the establishment of the industrial park was a positive development for women entrepreneurs and for green economy and spoke of the need to roll out Green Industry Park Act to expand such natural parks in the other six provinces.    
She also pressed for prompt implementation of such projects and programmes so as to create enabling environment for women entrepreneurs running small and medium scale enterprises.    
Acharya also pointed out the need for the state to increase women's role in national economy.    
The proposed Industrial village will be the first in the country and second in South Asia, it was shared during the press meet.    
A total of 50 small scale industries related to agricultural production and tourism-centred services would be established in the industrial village. -- RSS