Prime Minister Balendra Shah has urged the hotel entrepreneurs not to worry, as works are being carried out in a prompt manner for promoting the tourism industry in the country.

In discussions with the officials of the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar today, he requested the private sector to work with the government as a strong partner, since the government has given high priority to the private sector.

PM Shah on the occasion urged businessmen to follow the law and fulfill their business responsibilities, asked small and medium hotels to register with the tourism department and come under the tax system, and suggested studying potential collaboration under the public–private partnership (PPP) model.