Prime Minister Balendra Shah has defended his government’s performance amid growing questions over the shortage of LPG cooking gas, saying efforts are underway to revive loss-making and defunct state-owned industries and institutions. In a lengthy Facebook post on Friday morning, Shah said his government had prioritized making national industries more competitive and productive. He highlighted improvements at Nepal Drugs Limited, Hetauda Textile Industry, Nepal Airlines, Dairy Development Corporation and Singha Durbar Vaidyakhana.
