Regular program of the Ministry of Federal Affairs & Local Development (MoFALD) & Local Governance and Community Development (LGCDP), Government of Nepal. This annual Western regional review and progress report meeting was held in Pokhara August 31 - Sept 1, 2015 at UDTC, Pokhara. This presentation is the summary of the same, and progress report from LGCDP Pokhara office. ICT for Development and e-Governance in Nepal has been depicted in the work.

1. Western Regional Review Workshop
14-15 Bhadra 2072
Pokhara
Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development
Singhadarbar, Kathmandu

2. Namaskar
&
Welcome to
all Respected
Guests and
Participants! MoFALD/LGCDP
Regional Co-ordination Unit, Pokhara

3. Presentation Outline
 Regional coverage in the Map
 Output wise Result Based
Progress
 Issues/Challenges
 Way Forward

5. Output wise
RESULT BASED ACHIEVEMENT

6. MoFALD/LGCDP –II
OUTPUTS
Output 1: Citizens and community
organizations are empowered to
actively participate and assert
their rights in local governance
Output 2: Accountability
mechanisms for local governance
are in place
Output 3: Access to resources
increased
Output 4: Public Financial
Management Improved

7. Output 5: Institutional and HR
capacities of LBs and central level
agencies involved in local
governance strengthened
Output 7: Strengthened integrated
planning, budgeting, M/E and co-
ordinations amongst the local
governance actors
MoFALD/LGCDP –II
OUTPUTS
Output 6: Access to and quality of
infrastructure and other socio-
economic services administered by
LBs are improved

8. Technical Support from Programme
• Regional Co-ordination with provision of Technical Staff
including IT expert (currently 5 professional staff/2
position vacant)
•DGEs in DDCs (13/16 DDCs: Vacant in Manang, Rupandehi
and Tanahu)
•UGEs in old Municipalities (10/12 Mun.: vacant in Baglung
and Vyas)… with additional responsibilities in 24 new
Municipalities too.

9. Output 1:
Citizens and community organizations are
empowered to actively participate and assert their
rights in local governance

10. Technical Support
• 116 LSPs in 15 Districts
& 36 Municipalities
with provision of SM
co-ordinator in each
LSP
(Manang yet to select)
• 1021 Social Mobilisers
(76% female)
• 17 SMs positions
vacant/9 in VDCs and 8
in Mun.
Output 1: Citizens and community organizations are empowered to
actively participate and assert their rights in local governance
SOCIAL MOBILISATION

11. Output 1: Citizens and community organizations are empowered to
actively participate and assert their rights in local governance
SOCIAL MOBILISATION WCF Formation
• 7 thousand (6989)WCFs/412 in
Mun.
(176 WCF less in VDCs: Manang &
Mustang/ 128 in Mun.)
• 1 Lakh 60 thousand Members
(51% women)/More than 10
thousand in Mun.
CAC establishment
• 929 CACs/182 in Mun.
• More than 25 thousand members
(80% women)/>5 thousand in Mun.

12. • At least 90% VDCs and 99% Mun. conducted ward level planning
w/s on time with involvement of considerable number of WCF/CAC
members (around 3 lakh participants including 41% women)
Output 1/SOCIAL MOBILISATION………………. RESULT BASED KEY
ACHIEVEMENT
• VDC council approved around 12 thousand projects out of 33
thousand forwarded by WCF (36%)
• Municipality council approved 4 thousand projects out of 8
thousand 7 hundred projects (46%)
• Budget approved by VDC council: 29 crore 27 Lakh, out of > 3 arab
proposed (19%)
• Budget approved by Municipality: 67 crore 52 lakh, out of 80 crore
proposed (85%)

13. • GESI perspective
Output 1/SOCIAL MOBILISATION………………. RESULT BASED KEY
ACHIEVEMENT
• VDC approved at least 52% of projects for target groups, out of 14
thousand forwarded by WCFs worth rupees 30 crore in total.
• Municipality approved 54% of projects for target groups, out of
total 4 thousand 8 hundred projects forwarded by WCFs; which
accounts 29 crore 11 lakh.

14. Underlying Causes of Poverty Analysis (UCPA)
Output 1/SM…. RESULT BASED KEY ACHIEVEMENT
• UCPA Completed in
6 Districts and on
going in 8 Districts.
No initiation could
take place in Gorkha
and Manang
(EQ/DGE..?)
• UCPA Completed in
67% of the total VDs
747 • In terms of Municipality, 24 Mun.
out of 36 completed UCPA
• UCPA completed in 385 wards, of the
total 540 wards (71%)

15. Assessment of CAC Graduation
Output 1/SM…. RESULT BASED KEY ACHIEVEMENT
• CAC Graduation assessment completed in 92% VDCs /747
(74% good, 21% medium and 5% weak)
• No assessment in Gorkha/EQ problem
• CAC Graduation assessment completed in 93% of Municipality
ward/182
• No assessment in Palungtar, Gorkha and Banganga Municipalities

16. Livelihood Improvement Plan/Programme (LIP)
Output 1/SM…. RESULT BASED KEY ACHIEVEMENT
• 504 CACs (419 VDCs / 85 Mun. Level CACs)
received grant benefiting around 4 thousand
poor members (89% women)
• Various IG/livelihood improving projects
initiated/Increased co-ordination with various
LAs/ SPs

17. Output 2:
Accountability Mechanisms for local
governance are in place

18. Output 2: Accountability Mechanisms for local governance are in place
• LB Resource Mobilization
GL/Accoutabity Promoting
GL being used by LBs,
• The compliance of Public
Hearing in DDCs and
Municipalities: 100% & in
VDCs it is 64%
• The compliance of Public
Audit in the projects
implemented by
DDC/Mun.: nearly 100%;
• The compliance of Social Audit in DDCs
56 % and it is 83% in Mun..
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19. Output 2: Accountability Mechanisms for local governance are in place
LGAF
Coverage……16 CSOs in 16 Dist/164 LBs
• 16 DDCs, 33 Municipalities & 115 VDCs
 Tran./Orientation- 14
thousand individuals
(38% women), especially
WCF/CAC/ IPFC memb
35% WCF engaged in
monitoring and oversight
functions
 67 Projects monitored
jointly with WCF member
26 Public Audit facilitated
by WCF mem.

20. LGAF
Coverage……16 CSOs in 16 Dist/164 LBs
• 16 DDCs, 33 Municipalities & 115 VDCs
• 31% of LBs have grievance
box provision in office
(especially no provision in
VDCs)
• 45% LBs have notice board
provision in office (especially
no provision in VDCs)
• 77% LBs have citizen charter
clearly displayed in the office
• 10% LBs have grievance and
feedback documentation
system (especially no system
in VDCs)
• 16% LBs have established
citizen help desk in the office
(especially no help desk in
VDCs)

21. • 55-64% VDCs have conducted Public Hearing programme
(100% in DDCs and Municipalities)
LGAF
Coverage……16 CSOs in 16 Dist/164 LBs: 16 DDCs, 33 Municipalities & 115 VDCs
• 41% LBs have disclosed income/expenditure of LBs in Trimester
Basis
• 63% VDCs and 100% in DDCs and Municipalities have formed
supervision and monitoring committee

22. Output 3:
Local Bodies’ Access to Resources Increased

23. • Only 10 DDCs and 25 Municipalities increased its Own Source
Revenue (OSR) by 10% or above
• 10 Old Municipalities operating IPT (Not in Vyas and Gorkha Mun.)
• 2 New Municipalities: Sundarbazaar and Shuklagandaki introduced
IPT in FY: 071/72
Output 3: LBs’ access to Resources Increased
• Capacity development of Revenue section of DDCs and
Municipalities (as grant provided from MoFALD/LGCDP)
• 20 New Municipalities oriented on IPT (MoFALD/LDTA)
• Few Municipalities carried out internal revenue data collection for
systematization of tax system and or increase OSR

24. Status of MCPM Assessment
FY
DDC VDC Municipality
Passed Failed Passed Failed Passed Failed
2008/09 15 1 12 0
2009/10 11 5 830 35 12 0
2010/11 12 4 781 84 11 1
2011/12 15 1 793 72 12 0
2012/13 16 0 708 157 11 1
2013/14 16 0 735 130 12 0
2014/15 15 1 781 84 12 0
MCPM Result 2014-15/070-71
• Failed DDC: Lamjung
• VDC mostly failed in: Nawalparasi (13), Kapilbastu (12) and
Syangja/Gulmi (11) & Gorkha (10).

25. • All 16 DDCs and 36 Municipalities prepared PFM and reported
through on line system (WBRS)
• Only 32% VDCs (out of 747) prepared PFM and submitted to
DDC/RCU
Output 3: …………………… Project Funding Matrix (PFM)
• DDC implemented 3921 projects
benefiting 14 lakh population
• Municipalities completed 5553 projects
benefiting 12 lakh population
• Budget investment in infrastructure
projects: highest in road sector (50% by
DDCs and 55 % by Municipalities)
• At least 35% Budget investment in
target group infrast. projects

26. Output 4:
Public Financial Management System Improved

27. Output 3:
Public Financial Management System Improved
 159 VDCs out of 747 (22%) use
the VDC accounting software
system
 At least 15 DDCs (not in Parbat)
and 26 Municipalities prepared
Annual Procurement Plan
 10 Municipalities use Accrual
Accounting system.
 13 DDCs & 8 Mun. have e-
Bidding System (3 DDCs yet to have:
Parvat, Tanahun & Arghakhachi)/E-
bidding having Mun.: Sandhikharka,
Baglung, Lekhnath, Kushma,
Siddharthnagar, Saina maina, Butwal,
Chapakot

28. • 6 DDCs & 5 Municipalities established procurement unit.
(DDCs: Baglung, Gorkha, Gulmi, Kaski, Mustang, Syangja/
Municipalities :Baglung, Siddharthnagar, Butwal, Gorkha, Tansen)
• Arghakhachi DDC and Sandhikharka Mun. prepared 3-year
local level FRRAP.
• Internal audit section of DDCs/Municipalities capacitated.

29. Output 5:
Institutional & HRs capacities of LBs and central level
agencies involved in local governance strengthened

30. • More than 80% transferred LDOs/EOs have stayed more than 12
months
• 90 % VDC Secretaries regularly operating from village office
• 11% VDC Secretaries position are vacant (85 out of 747)
• Monitoring and reporting system has been established in DDCs
and Municipalities (WBRS)/Monitoring carried out in
DDCs/Municipalities based on Monitoring Plan
Output 5:
Institutional & HRs capacities of LBs and central level agencies involved in local
governance strengthened

31. Supply Driven
• All New Municipality Officials provided training on
IPT & Revenue management ------LDTA
• The entire 16 districts VDC secretaries oriented on
R2I
• Various orientation programme conducted by LBs on
cross cutting issues: CFLG/GESI/EFLG/IT
• Local Level Planning training conducted in 11
Districts benefiting 14 thousand WCF/CAC members
(46% women)-RCU/LBs
• 39 events of Social mobilization training package
completed for 1164 social mobilisers/SM co-
ordinators (70% female)………. LDTA/UDTC/RCU/LB
Output 5:
Institutional & HRs capacities of LBs and central level agencies involved in local
governance strengthened

32. Demand Driven
(6 DDCs and 5 Mun. carried out various CD activities)
• Myagdi and Mustang DDCs prepared 3-year CD plan.
• Syangja and Nawalparasi prepared/published the roaster for CD
of HRDC.
• Gorkha DDC completed study of projection of royalty resource.
• Arghakhachi DDC and Sandhikharka Mun. prepared 3-year
FRAAP with a view to risk reducing purpose.
• Putalibazar Mun. conducted tran. On IT.
• Beni and Shuklagandaki Mun. conducted orientation on LB Res.
Mobilisation GL and MCPM system.
• Chapakot carried out interaction programme on IPT system.
Output 5:
Institutional & HRs capacities of LBs and central level agencies involved in local
governance strengthened

33. Achievement on IT/Inst. Devt.
• 5 DDCs and 3 Mun. have also
implemented digital display board.
• Audio notice board has been used by
13 DDCs and 11 Municipalities.
• 36 Municipalities have unified
websites and linked for web
reporting and it is under process in
DDCs
• 13 DDCs & 8 Mun. have e-Bidding
System
Output 5:
Institutional & HRs capacities of LBs and central level agencies involved in local
governance strengthened

34. • Knowledge Management
Database System/KMDS being
developed both as web portal
and Android App launched
and in use in all 16 DDCs
• Biometric Digital Attendance
implemented in 3 DDCs and 7
Mun.
• Free Wi-Fi Service being
provided in 12 DDCs and 5
Mun.
• 16 DDCs equipped with
desktop server and hybrid
solar for uninterrupted power
supply.
Output 5:
Institutional & HRs capacities of LBs and central level agencies involved in local
governance strengthened
• ICT based CD training provided to
More than 1 Thousand LB Staff
including 16% women beneficiaries

35. Output 6:
Access to and quality of local infrastructure and
other socio-economic services administered by LBs
are improved

36. Output 5: Access to and quality of local infrastructure ---------------
• 6 DDC/DTOs Established quality labs and 3 non-functional labs made
functional…. Assurance of quality of infrastructure projects and service
deivery in VDCs weak.
(Baglung, Lamjung, Gulmi, Myagdi, Syangja and Tanahun/Kaski, ?Arghakhachi and Nawalparai)
• Social Security MIS System established in 3 Districts and 2 Mun.
(Arghakhachi, Baglung, Tanahun/Baglung, Vyas)
• VERS-MIS established in Palpa DDC and Tansen Mun.
• Payment of social security allowance through banking system
introduced in Parvat, Gulmi and Lamjung Districts and 8 Mun.

37. • Community Mediation Pilot Districts: 6
(Kapilbastu, Rupandhehi, Nawalparasi, Kaski, Tanahu, Mustang)
• Total CM Center: 48 (28 in VDCs and 20 in Mun. )
• Total Community Mediators : 700
• Community level disputes settlement: > 1000
Status of VER in western region
SN Description Total Reg. Female % Remarks
1 Birth Registration 1,67,835 49%
2 Death Registration 27,612 43%
3 Marriage Registration 54,838
4 Divorce Registration 598
5 Migration registration 19,367 Incoming population: 34643
Outgoing population: 30139
Total 2,70,246
• A mini survey on
VER completed in
9 VDCs of 3
Districts:
(Nawalparsi, Myagdi
& Mustang)

38. Community Infrastructure Grant Projects (C/SIG Projects)
For Local Economic Development/LED promotion
• In total 490 CACs provided grant
for Small Infrastructure projects
(334 in VDCs’ CACs + 156 Mun. CACs)
• Total population benefited 67
Thousand including 45% women
• Type of projects: mostly
livestock/Goat keeping with
shed, poultry, vegetable
farming, irrigation and DW

39. Output 7:
Strengthened integrated planning, budgeting,
monitoring and evaluation and co-ordination
amongst local governance actors

40. Output 7: Strengthened integrated planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation
and co-ordination amongst local governance actors
• 14-step planning process being adopted/continued with due
involvement of women, children and marginal/Dis-advantaged
groups (WCF and CAC members)
• Planning and budgeting being facilitated by WCF/IPFC members in
many cases
• All tires of LBs aware and sincere in budgeting at least 35% of total
budget to the target groups

41. Output 7: Strengthened integrated planning, budgeting, ------ Contd..
• Initiation taken for preparing of Annual Plan child friendly/GESI
friendly/environment friendly
• 4 Districts completed DPP preparation (Nawalparasi, Rupandehi and
Arghakhachi, Lamjung); while it is under process in 12 Districts.
• DTMP was updated in 14 districts having under process in
Arghakhachi and Gulmi.
• MPP prepared in old 12 Municipalities and many of them are in the
process of updating. At least 3 new Municipalities: Devdaha,
Resunga and Sunawal prepared MPP in 071/72.
• Preparation of MTMP was reported to be under process in 7 old
Municipalities.
• Five new Municipalities prepared MTMP in FY: 071/72 and under
process in additional 4 Municipalities.

42. Output 7: Strengthened integrated planning, budgeting………………
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• Supervision and Monitoring
committee (inclusive committee)
formed in all LBs responsible for
DL project/programme
implementation
• The thematic group committee
also carry out monitoring in field
level (D/MSMC)/RCU
• Monitoring facilitation by RCU
and district programme staff
• Co-ordination amongst
the DL Line Agencies,
I/NGOs AND local
governance actors in
planning, budgeting/
monitoring observed to
be less satisfactory

43. Output 7: ……………. Achievement on CROSS CUTTING THEME
• Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) committee have been
formed in 14 various districts, out of 16 in the region.
• All the DDCs, 21 Municipalities and 192 VDCs have adopted
gender responsive budgeting.
• The entire DDCs and Municipalities and almost all the VDCs have
ensured allocation of at least 35% budget to target groups in
their annual plan and their implementation accordingly.
• Child Friendly Local Governance (CFLG) has been adopted in the
policy of 13 DDCs, 28 Municipalities and 176 VDCs. Sunawal
Municipality recently declared it as CFLG friendly Municipality
• 13 DDCs, 18 Municipalities and 20 VDCs have adopted EFLG
through conduction of various training/orientation programme
and other activities which enhance the environment protection
and conservation.

44. Earth Quake Emergency Relief Fund
in Gorkha (25th April 2015)
Total Fund provided: 5 Crore 96 Lakh
Gorkha DDC: 60 VDCs @9 Lakh for each VDC
Gorkha Municipality: 15 Wards @2 Lakh for each ward
Palungtar Municipality: 13 Wards @ 2 Lakh for each ward
Relief material distributed as per MoFALD Guideline
Involvement of WCF members in material distribution and Public
Audit conduction;

45. FINANCIAL STATUS

46. 473178
192014
435195.63
151614
37982 40400
0
100000
200000
300000
400000
500000
DDCs Municipalities
Annual Budget and Expenditure Status
(FY:2071/72)
Budget Expenditure Freeze
FINANCIAL STATUS
Total Budget: 66 Crore 51 lakh 92 thousand
Total Exp. : 58 crore 68 Lakh 10 Thousand
(Exp. : 88%)

47. FINANCIAL STATUS
Some Facts
The Highest Expenditure making DDCs: Syangja (99%)
Parvat (99%)
The Lowest Expenditure making DDCs: Gorkha (85%)
The Highest Expenditure making Mun.: Tansen (100%)
P. Bazar (100%)
The Lowest Expenditure making Mun.: Bardaghat (36%)
Gorkha (50%)

48. ISSUES/CHALLENGES...

49. •Mainstreaming of ultra-poor, children, women and
vulnerable groups in large scale in development process;
•Full time utilization of LSPs/CSOs and making them
accountable in their job/LBs
•Involvement of LDTA as NSP for full support of SM
programme in field level;
•Increasing Own Source Revenue of LBs making them less
dependent to central level fund;
ISSUES/CHALLENGES………………..

50. • Implementation of PEFA-FRRAP and its localization in LBs level
• Regularization of presence of VDC Secretaries and discharging of
service from their duty station;
• Institutionalization and having of competent and adequate staff
including technicians in VDCs/New Municipalities and effective
service delivery;
• Making vital event registration and social security programme
effective in all LBs;
• Linkage of DPP/DTMP, MPP/MTMP with Annual
district/municipal plan
ISSUES/CHALLENGES………………..

51. WAY FORWARD
WAY FORWARD
WAY FORWARD

52. Policy level
•Developing social mobilization harmonization
framework and its effective implementation
•Ensuring of releasing of Aktiyari/Fukuwa to LBs on time;
•Developing strategy for strengthening of New
Municipalities and VDCs;
•Fulfilling vacant position of VDC/New Mun. level staff
and CB programme effective service delivery;
•Developing strategy for Local Economic
Development/Livelihood improvement;
WAY FORWARD WAY FORWARD

53. Operational level
•Implementation of national level PEFA-FRRAP ASAP
and its localization for Public Financial Management;
•Developing capacity of WCFs for engaging them in
civic oversight and accountability function;
•Strong and effective monitoring by D/MSMC for
CSOs/LSPs and its staff performance;
•Strengthening WBRS and e-governance in LBs;
WAY FORWARD WAY FORWARD

54. Operational level
•Introducing VERS-MIS in all DDCs and Municipalities
and developing mechanism for ensuring the VER/social
security allowance distribution;
•Developing mechanism for linkage of District annual
plan with DPP/DTMP/MPP/MTMP.
WAY FORWARD WAY FORWARD

55. THANK YOU!