Abstract:

For an underdeveloped and developing nation uplifting economy up to expectation is a challenge. Raising economy in such context must have accelerated growth and development that improves quality of life. Small and medium scale enterprises are provisions for fast growth and fulfillment of economic prosperity by any nation. The economy depends on its working population for economic growth and development. The economic reform in the early 1990s in Nepal pulled the attention of the private and joint investment to seek the financial sector. National and regional development strategies, the strategies towards poverty reduction of individual member countries

should underline the importance of private sector promotion. In this research A total of 200 copies of the questionnaires to be administered. The instruments to be used are gather information for this study includes questionnaires and interview. Two different statistical methods are to be employed to analyze data for the study; the tools are simple percentage and chi square test.

keywords: youths, employment, economic growth, small and medium enterprises, Nepal.

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