KATHMANDU, Feb 22 - CPN-UML on Friday unveiled a 20-year Vision Nepal plan for a new Nepal.

The 20-year plan for a new Nepal aims at eliminating unemployment and poverty, increasing the per capital income to US $ 1000, providing electricity to every citizen.

The vision also includes transforming the economic and social sectors to take Nepal to the mid development phase of a new industrial nation, developing Nepal as the top Asian tourist spot, free education till secondary school for all female students, providing relief and shelter to the backward and destitute.

It also unveiled plans to end illiteracy in five years, providing clean drinking water to all people, constructing a major highway connecting east and west across the hilly region and the establishment of an electric railway network in the Terai in ten years.

The Vision Nepal also states to increase the average life expectancy to 70 and economic growth rate to 8 percent.

The party also stated plans to provide social protection to disabled and older people and setting up an international airport outside Kathmandu valley.

UM General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal informed that the party formulated Vision Nepal since a clear policy was needed to make a new Nepal.

The UML leaders have said that they were ready to openly present themselves to garner public support for the development of the country and in regard to the plans.

Standing committee member Bharat Mohan Adhikari heads the committee comprising over 300 experts from various fields to formulate Vision Nepal, the party informed.

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Personally, I feel that it does sound good to read but 'eliminating'  unemployment its a bit too much with the way these leaders run the government. East West highway across hilly region and electric railway network is also to garner votes as recently, Nepal Electricity Authority had stated that by the end of 2012 if completed all the electricity projects would be just enough to fulfill the electricity demand. Also, we know one or two of our rivers might be sold to India if they are elected as there are examples of Mahakali and Tanakpur. I doubt economic growth rate will reach 8 percent with the strikes that happens almost every day in different part of the country which will also sink the idea of making Nepal a top tourist spot in Asia.

Having said all these things I hope n so much wish that these plans would come true n i dont care which party is running the government be it CPN UML or Congress or Maoist or any other parties.