नेपालमा उबर भित्रिने तयारी, २ करोड लगानी प्रस्तावUber Begins Process to Enter Nepal with Joint Venture Investment
अमेरिकी राइड शेयरिङ कम्पनी Uber नेपाल भित्रिने प्रक्रिया सुरु भएको छ। कम्पनीले नेपालमा सेवा विस्तारका लागि उद्योग विभागमा विदेशी लगानी स्वीकृतिको प्रस्ताव पेश गरेको स्रोतले जनाएको छ।
स्रोतका अनुसार उबरले नेपालमा २ करोड रुपैयाँ लगानी गर्ने प्रस्ताव गरेको छ भने नेपाली लगानीकर्ताको ८५ लाख रुपैयाँसहित ‘जोइन्ट भेन्चर’ मोडेलमा सेवा सञ्चालन गर्ने तयारी गरिएको छ। विदेशी लगानी तथा प्रविधि हस्तान्तरण ऐन, २०७५ अनुसार राइड शेयरिङ क्षेत्रमा विदेशी लगानीकर्ताले अधिकतम ७० प्रतिशत मात्रै लगानी गर्न पाउने व्यवस्था छ।
नेपालमा हाल Pathao, inDrive र Yango सञ्चालनमा छन्। उबर भित्रिएसँगै बजारमा प्रतिस्पर्धा थप तीव्र हुने अपेक्षा गरिएको छ। जानकारहरूका अनुसार प्रतिस्पर्धा बढ्दा उपभोक्ताले सस्तो शुल्क र गुणस्तरीय सेवा पाउने सम्भावना बढ्नेछ।
American ride-sharing company Uber has started the process of entering the Nepali market by submitting a foreign investment proposal to Nepal’s Department of Industry.
According to sources, Uber has proposed an investment of NPR 20 million, while Nepali investors will contribute NPR 8.5 million under a joint venture model. The company is expected to expand its services in Nepal with a total investment of NPR 28.5 million.
Under Nepal’s Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act, 2019 (2075 BS), foreign investors are not allowed to invest more than 70 percent in ride-sharing platforms. The law also requires at least 30 percent Nepali ownership in such businesses.
Nepal currently has foreign ride-sharing platforms including Pathao, inDrive, and Yango operating in the market. If Uber officially launches in Nepal, competition in the ride-sharing sector is expected to intensify, which experts believe could lead to lower fares and improved service quality for consumers.
