Cim Assessment, Annual Review and Municipal Engagement Workshop Jhapa

Government of Nepal Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development

CIM ASSESSMENT, ANNUAL REVIEW AND MUNICIPAL ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP JHAPA

Rural Access Programme (RAP) Phase 3

September 2017

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CONTENTS Acronyms And Abbreviations ...... ii Executive Summary ...... 1 Part I: CIM Assessment and Annual Review ...... 2 1. Background ...... 2 2. Objectives of Workshop ...... 2 3. CIM Assessment ...... 2 4. Annual Review ...... 3 Part II: Municipal Engagement Workshop ...... 5 1. Background & Context ...... 5 2. Objective of the Field Mission ...... 5 3. Expected Outcome of the Mission ...... 5 4. Summary of Activities ...... 6 4.2.1 Opening session ...... 6 4.2.2 Discussion Session ...... 6 5. Workshop Expenditure ...... 9

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AR Annual Review ASP Annual Support Plan CBID Capacity Building and Institutional Development CIM Continual Improvement Matrix CPD Continuing Professional Development DCC District Coordination Committee DFID Department for International Development (UK Aid) DLI Disbursement Linked Indicator DOLIDAR Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads DRCN District Road Core Network

DTMP District Transport Master Plan DTO District Technical Office EW Engagement Workshop GON Government of Nepal HQ Head Quarters IMCW International Management Consulting Worldwide LRN Local Road Network M Municipality MCPM Minimum Conditions Performance Measurement M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MOFALD Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NRSAS Nepal Road Sector Assessment Study RAP Rural Access Programme RM Rural Municipality RMG Road Maintenance Group RTI Rural Transport Infrastructure SWAp Sector Wide Approach TA Technical Assistance

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Rural Access Programme – Phase 3 (RAP3) is a 6-year DFID funded project covering 14 Districts in Nepal. It aims to improve people’s incomes and resilience through employment, sustainable access to markets and improved access to economic opportunities. Expected outputs include improved and sustainable access due to climate resilient rural transport infrastructure, maintenance, upgrading and road/trail-bridge construction. Out of the 14 Programme districts, RAP in four new districts undertakes construction of 97.5 km of seven new roads whilst the other 10 districts focusses only on the maintenance of prioritised LRNs of around 2,000 km along with CBID in all districts and economic development activities in some selected core districts. RAP conducts review of programme activities carried out in the district every year to share progress and achievements of the Programme with the relevant district stakeholders. This year RAP conducted district annual review and municipal engagement workshop in Sept 2017 in all the programme districts. District CIM assessment was organised prior to the annual review and the municipal engagement workshop. The main objectives of the engagement workshop were to identify the local development issues with a particular focus on LRN sub-sector and then to look out possible areas where RAP3 can provide support to the local governments in future under the new federal structure. The report summarises CIM assessment and score, annual review of progress and municipal engagement. CIM Review - A meeting, chaired by Mr. Khem Raj Ojha, LDO of DCC Jhapa was held on 12th Sept 2017 for CIM evaluation of LRN asset management in DCC Office in Jhapa. LDO of DCC, Chief of DTO, DCC planning officer and other officials from DCC and DTO along with RAP DTA and CTA representatives were the attendees of the meeting. Following in-depth discussions on each sub- themes of CIM assigning unanimous scores against each of them, the meeting concluded with a total score of 8.55, which is 0.73 point more than the last year’s score. Annual Review - The annual review and engagement workshop was organised on 14th September 2017. Although annual review and municipal engagement workshop were lumped into a single event annual review and engagement workshop were separated in two separate sessions, the first session was dedicated for annual review programme and the second one was allocated for the municipal engagement workshop. The annual review session was chaired by LDO and Chief and Deputy Chief of DCC represented as the chief and special guest in the workshop. DTO chief delivered a welcome speech followed by some highlights on objective of the workshop by DPM RAP. GE gave presentation on overall programme activities carried out by RAP 3 in Jhapa. Various questions and queries were raised by the participants, which were clarified by DTA and TMO representatives. Major concerns were related to the improvement project, which were clarified by the RAP team. The DCC Chief, Mr. Som Nath Portel highlighted on sustainability issue of infrastructure projects and suggested not to make waste of limited recourse building substandard infrastructures of inferior quality in future. The LDO of DCC from the chair in his concluding remarks appreciated RAP’s contribution introducing maintenance system of DRCN in the district and also need to handover of roads to local bodies. Municipal Engagement Workshop - The engagement session ended up identifying major issues and hindrances of local development through discussions and subsequent presentations. Unclear LRN policies in the changed context, weak organisational structures that lack competent human resource and office logistics/facilities, haphazard planning and implementation approach, inadequate

A Report on CIM Assessment, Annual Review and Municipal Engagement Workshop, Jhapa funding, need for greater roles of local level etc. were the major impediments identified during the group discussions.

PART I: CIM ASSESSMENT AND ANNUAL REVIEW

1. BACKGROUND

Jhapa is one of the RAP3 pilot districts for maintenance work. DCC Jhapa has shown commitment to implement the plans of RAP3 by giving priority on DRCN maintenance as per the approved ARAMP. All together 17 numbers of DRCN roads are in the district out of which RAP 3 is monitoring RMG’s working in all of the road corridors. Continual Improvement Matrix was scheduled on 12th September, 14:00 - 15:30 hours where LDO, DTO-Chief, DCC/DTO officers and TMO/DTA team were the assessors. CIM (Continual Improvement Matrix) is a scoring tool that helps analyse the performance of the district in compared to the previous year. Different categories like planning, finance, technical and social are categorised in the matrix and different levels of markings with the explanations for each marks are provided. The key GoN staffs like DTO, LDO, Planning Officer, Account Officer discuss and give score in the various fields and through the matrix tool, the overall performance is calculated. The annual progress review workshop of RAP3 activities of FY 073/074 was organized for DCC technical members, R/Municipality Representatives, stakeholders and line agencies on 14th September 2017. 2. OBJECTIVES OF WORKSHOP

To review the performance and progress made during the past year (FY 073/74). To review the CIM scores, identify areas of poorer performance and solutions for ASP. To share implementation modality. To clarify concept and importance of Continual Improvement Matrix. To get an overview of and feedbacks from the stakeholders and quantify the performance of the programme in the district. To update and explain the work progress of this fiscal year. To discuss the future exist plan of RAP in the district. To establish good will and cooperation at local level To discuss the issues faced by the programme in implementation and identify solutions. To provide a platform for relevant stakeholders to come together and discuss common issues and form common understanding. Get feedback from RM/M, stakeholder/beneficiaries and incorporate fruitful suggestions on next year’s planning.

3. CIM ASSESSMENT

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Continual Improvement Matrix (CIM) assessment was started at LDO office Chamber at 14.00 hours on 12th September 2017. LDO, DTO-Chief, DCC Deputy Chief, Account officer and Planning section staff and RAP3 DPM and DTA were presented in the event. DPM from RAP3 TMO explained the objectives of the CIM assessment meeting. Following the brief on the purpose of the assessment meeting, all participants agreed to review the last year’s performance of district on LRN asset management sector against the set criteria of CIM. The assessment meeting chaired by LDO and each assessor provided marks out of 10 under Planning, Technical, Financial and Institutional categories based on DCC experience on the FY 073-74. After the assessment CIM scores of 5 years starting from 2013 were presented among the assessors. The district CIM score is increasing on year-on-year basis. CIM scores for the last 5 years are presented in the following figure. Figure 1: CIM Scores

CIM Score - Jhapa Key to CIM Score level

9 Engagement - 2

Basic – 4

8.55

Intermediate - 6

7.82 10)

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7.36

6 6.82 Advanced - 8 SWAp Complaint - 10

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The programme ended with the announcement of overall average score of 8.55. The CIM meeting minutes have been presented in Appendix-1. 4. ANNUAL REVIEW

The review programme was facilitated by the Planning Officer of DCC Jhapa and run under the chairmanship of LDO. Chief and Deputy Chief of DCC Jhapa were the chief guest and special guest in the review workshop. All the Chief, Deputy Chief or Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Executive Officer from newly formed Rural Municipalities/Municipalities, DCC members DCC Planning Officer, DTO chief, DCC/DTO officials, RMG representatives and media persons and RAP 3 staffs participated in the annual review workshop held at Aani Hotel in Chandragadhi, Jhapa on 14 September 2017. The programme was started with a short welcome by Mr. Sushil Shrestha, DTO Chief and the workshop objectives was briefed by the DPM representing RAP TMO from Kathmandu. Following welcome of participants and brief objectives of the workshop, Graduate Engineer delivered presentation on annual programme activities and progress against them. In his presentation he also highlighted on activities undertaken and progress of annual support plan and technical assistance provided for road improvement works in Dunde Shivagunj road. After all presentations, the floor was opened for discussions. During the feedback session, the queries were cleared by GE and DPM. DTO Chief also assisted during clarification on issues related to DCC and DTO. Feedback and suggestions from the participants were positively acknowledged by RAP3 and it was also assured that RAP will accommodate their feedback as far as RAP policy allows to do so in the coming years.

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The suggestions, queries, comments, and feedback of participants were recorded and answered by LDO, DTO Chief, DPM and RAP3 GE. Excerpts of discussions and clarification on issues include as per the following: Most of the participants seem unknown regarding DRCN roads which are maintained by RAP3. GE displayed the name of all DRCN roads and cleared the participants’ queries on their exact locations. Meanwhile, DTO chief also updated on ongoing projects on DRCN roads. Another major query from participants was about Dudhe-Shivagunj improvement roads. In a query regarding the current responsible party of improvement road, LDO clarified that DCC has received a letter regarding wind down of improvement project from RAP3. Further discussion regarding if contract need to be terminated will be held later. Since Dudhe-Shivgunj improvement road is still left to be blacktopped, participants suggested on completion of the project as soon as possible so as to avoid potential impact of dust pollution for road users nearby. Participants also seem positive on RMG engagement in DRCN roads and wished to continue the program under Rural Municipalities/Municipalities.

The chief guest Mr. Som Nath Portel, Chief of DCC is his remarks raised issue of sustainability of infrastructure projects and suggested not to waste further resources investing on building substandard and low quality works. He emphasised to maintain quality works and suggested all government staff, who have experience and skills on project implementation, to guide newly elected local body representatives to improve quality works and attain overall sustainability of infrastructure projects utilising resources available in the district. The LDO from the chair in his concluding remarks of the first session of the workshop highlighted contributions of RAP in the district. He appreciated RAP support on DRCN maintenance and informed participants DCC’s plan to handover of all DRCN roads to concerned local bodies soon.

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PART II: MUNICIPAL ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP

1. BACKGROUND & CONTEXT

Following the signing of Bi-lateral agreement between the Government of Nepal (GoN) and the Department for International Development (DFID) in 2015, the Rural Access Programme Phase 3 (RAP 3) extension is being implemented in 14 districts1 of Nepal. With the enactment of the federal government set up and local level elections in 2017, one of the important start-up activities of RAP3 extension was to introduce itself among its municipal stakeholders in project DCCs. This was carried out through Engagement Workshops (EW) in all RAP3 DCCs. The purpose of this event, besides introducing RAP3 to municipal stakeholders, was to get important information and feedback from the municipal stakeholders on the key issues/problems that may be hindering the project implementation process, specifically related to Local Road Networks (LRN), which is one of the major thematic components of RAP 3. To carry out engagement workshops, 12 teams were deployed in 14 DCCs: one team for each maintenance DCC and two teams for the four new construction DCCs. This report details out the activities carried out by the team, responsible for Jhapa DCC. The field itinerary of the team is presented in the Appendix of the report. 2. OBJECTIVE OF THE FIELD MISSION

The overall objective of the field mission was to get a general idea on development status of the new municipalities, their problems and needs and initiate engaging potential municipal stakeholders in the RAP 3 implementation process. Specifically, the mission aimed at:

Rapport building with the municipal level stakeholders, Informing municipal stakeholders about the overall programme objective, scope and implementation modalities of the RAP 3, Identifying key development issues/problems prevailing in the municipalities in general, Identifying general idea to resolve the existing issues/problems, Collecting socio-economic and physical infrastructure data/information to understand the base line scenario, Identifying local risks that may impair programme delivery, 3. EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THE MISSION

The mission expected to contribute to the following:

Municipal stakeholders are acquainted with RAP 3, Key issues/problems impairing development of LRN are identified, Ways and means to resolve the problems / issues are identified,

1 Nine core districts (Dadeldhura, Doti, Achham, Dailekh, Bajura, Kalikot, Jumla, Mugu & Humla) and five non-core districts (Jhapa, Morang, Sankhuwasabha, Parbat & Sindhupalanchowk).

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Necessary data/information is collected to understand the baseline scenario of the municipalities, Local risk identified. 4. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

4.1 PRE-WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES The central team (Mr. Arjun Poudel – DPM) reached Bhadrapur, headquarter of Jhapa on 12th September 2017, and held informal meeting with RAP district team and DCC officials2 on the same day after CIM review assessment. The outcomes of these meetings were:

Workshop schedule revisited and finalised, Invitees list revisited and finalised, Provided support to the DCC for preparing their presentation materials for the workshop, Sector offices are marked for group discussion as per their working area and sector relevance with respect to RAP 3 themes, Identified the organisations for next day consultation meetings (to collect relevant data/information), Workshop Venue, logistics, breakfast and lunch were finalised. 4.2 WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS The EW was conducted on 14th September, 2017. The workshop succeeded the district annual review program. The Annual review provided an introduction to the workshop. Participants were briefed about the workshop at the end of the annual review program. The workshop schedule is presented in the Appendix. 4.3.1 OPENING SESSION The engagement workshop was convened after finishing the Annual Review session chaired by LDO. In this session, DPM RAP TMO gave a presentation on RAP’s engagement strategy highlighting the key thematic areas for discussions. 4.3.2 Discussion Session The discussion session started with a brief presentation on the methodology of the workshop and its focal points. The workshop facilitator from RAP 3 TMO, was Mr. Arjun Poudel, Deputy Programme Manager. Following the presentation on purpose and steps of district level engagement of the programme the participants were asked to prepare top five priority issues and possible solutions on each of the issues. Participants preferred to use cards to pick-up issues and solutions instead of forming groups to save time and help collect more issues on individual basis. Issues and possible solutions collected from each individuals and in some cases groups were shared and discussed in the plenary afterwards to derive conclusions. The excerpts of the most top five issues on each themes and possible solutions is presented in the following table.

2 Mr. Khemraj Ojha(LDO), Mr. Shusil Shrestha (DTO Chief), Mr. Jaya Timsina (Program Officer),

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Table II.1: Issues and Possible Solutions on Thematic Areas

S.N. Thematic Areas Issues Possible solutions 1 Policy Unnecessary central level control on Provide greater level of autonomy to local level authority formulate policies to local level Dealing of local level problems from the Formulate policy that help attain and centre following the blanket approach promote overall sustainability of Existing provisions for project development initiatives preparation feasibility and detailed Formulate policy to address issues study are weak and insufficient of less developed and deprived Absence of accountability of users’ communities at local levels. committees Revisit PPA and PPR and make Negligence to address less developed provisions that help feel higher level areas and deprived community needs of responsibilities by all parties Weak procurement process Establish direct working relationships Nonexistence of direct relationships between donor agencies and local between donor agencies and local levels levels 2 Planning Current practise of supply-led planning Involve local levels in planning system not adequate addressing local process level requirements Establish priority based planning Negligence of development plans approach at local level prepared and agreed in prior during Prepare development master plan at implementation local level Weak planning process and lack Establish a mandatory system to prioritisation based on available implement plans resources Establish a system formulate bottom- Voice and participation of community up participatory and need based people in planning process neglected planning approach Existing planning process dominated by top-down approach with minimal or no stakeholders’ participation 3 Implementation Weak coordination between central and Maintain coordination with central (maintenance, local levels in implementing local level projects and avoid upgrading, development projects duplication sustainability) Handover of all local level projects to Immediate handover of project local levels not materialised implementation responsibilities to Work quality aspects neglected in local levels comparison to the delivered quantity of Adopt suitable mechanism that help works promote and maintain good and Lack of coordination between project work quality agreement and implementation Establish time bound project including project duration implementation period Lack of skilled manpower and Ensure implementation of master domination of irregular and negligent plan prepared at local level labourers in works Enhance skilled of human resources implementing capacity building programmes 4 Funding Weak coordination amongst DCCs and Improve coordination between DCCs other stakeholders in exploring fund and local levels to better explore resources resources Delay in release of budget and Promote and introduce basket insufficient budget allocation to projects funding approach at local level Project wise funding system is Ensure size of funding before the inadequate and inefficient implementation of the project

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S.N. Thematic Areas Issues Possible solutions Project based inadequate funding led Ensure size of funding to avail from increase implementation project period different sources before start of fiscal Size of funding and number of projects year not matched Project selection for implementation to be based on availability of funding 5 Organisational Suggestions of local level are mostly Local level organisational set-up to neglected by the central level be based on local needs and Lack of adequate and skilled human decided in consultation and resources suggestions of local levels Human resources and work volume not Delegate authority to local level to matched at local level implement projects through contracts Organisational structure not based on Establish organisational structure people to served, type and nature of and its size based on work volume, projects to be implemented and quality type and nature of projects of service to be delivered Adequate number of and skilled manpower to be provisioned 6 Monitoring and Monitoring and evaluation roles are Formation of committee representing evaluation retained by the centre elective local level representatives, Community and local stakeholders stakeholder and political party roles neglected representatives Irregular monitoring of works Orientation training to elective local Low preference to local levels level representatives on technical Weak monitoring and evaluation matters system Delegate monitoring and valuation authority to local levels Establish joint monitoring and evaluation mechanism representing people from DCC and local level for regular monitoring and evaluation of projects Make local level fully responsible on monitoring and evaluation of projects

4.3 CLOSING SESSION In closing session, Mr. Arjun Poudel read out the collected issues and solutions among the participants. Participants were also asked if they need to add some other issues related to individual topics. 4.4 KEY OUTPUTS OF THE WORKSHOP The workshop participants had a common understanding about the overall objectives and scope of RAP3. The process of engaging key district stakeholders in different areas was initiated. Major development issues in the areas of human resource development, funding, office facilities and equipment. A set of recommendations to resolve the major issues/problems obstructing the development were identified. Summary of discussion is presented below. The common issues in all thematic sectors are:

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 Policy: The ongoing federal structuring process has created ambiguities and challenges among the recently elected local level representatives. Even though some statutory provisions have been put in place, necessary acts, regulation and directives required for full-fledged functioning of the local units are yet to be enforced by the central government. After enactment of necessary statutes and related rules and directives, a lot of policy related hindrances and constraints will start popping up in different areas of local development. The existing local development policies including those related to RTI needs to be revisited and amended in line with the new acts and regulation enacted under the new federal set up.  Planning: There often seems political influence in project selection. Poor sector wise and periodic plans, lack of project appraisal system in project selection and prioritisation process at local levels, exclusion of voices of disadvantaged groups and backward communities in the planning process and no meaningful participatory participation of target beneficiaries at local level are the major pitfalls in the current regime of local development planning.  Improper implementation: Incompetent and inadequate workforce, lack of technology, tools and equipment, delayed authorisation and release of budgets, inadequate budget allocation, politicisation of development projects, low level of absorptive capacity in budget spending and very poor quality management system have been major issues in implementation.  Inadequate funding: Resource constraints has been a challenge to meet demands for implementation of numerous projects selected based on political influences. On the other, Rural Municipalities and Municipalities are not able to generate and efficiently managed resources from various funding sources. This situation is very likely to continue for years to come under the new federal set up also. Issues were raised and discussed in the EW.  Weak Organisational Infrastructure: Newly formed local levels are lacking basic infrastructural prerequisites like an office building/facilities and adequate and qualified and competent workforce for regular functioning of their offices.  Ineffective M&E: Lack of result-based monitoring and evaluation with sufficient documentations is a common issue. There is no mandatory provision of providing feedback to the implementation team for improvement and rectification in works performed. There does not exist a systematic approach to tracking progress and quality in development projects. M & E is carried out as a ritual just for the purpose of formalities. As DCC’s mandate is constrained to coordination, monitoring and supervision of local levels in the district, establishment of a joint M&E team representing DCC and local level will help improve M&E system in future. 5. WORKSHOP EXPENDITURE

Total expenditure of the review remained at NRs. 130,233.00. Details of expenditure for annual review and CIM assessment is presented in the appendix of the report.

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Appendix – 1: List of CIM Review Meeting Participants

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CIM Review and Score

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Appendix - 2: Field Itinerary

Month Date Activities Transport Mode Sept 12 Kathmandu - Bhadrapur By Air Sept 13 Annual Review/Engagement Workshop preparation Sept 14 Annual Review/Engagement Workshop Sept 15 Bhadrapur - Kathmandu By Air

Appendix - 3: EXPENDITURE: ANNUAL REVIEW and Engagement Workshop & CIM Description Estimated in Proposal (NRs.) Spent (NRs.) Annual Review and Engagement 125,493 120,625 Workshop CIM 5,000 4,740 TOTAL 125,625 130,233

Appendix - 4: WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Time Activity Responsibility 10:00 – 10:30 Lunch and registration Participants 10:30 – 10:35 Nomination of chairperson and chief Facilitator (Jaya Timsina) guest 10:35 – 10:50 Introduction of Participants Facilitator (Jaya Timsina) 10:50 - 10:55 Welcome Speech LDO ( Khem Raj Ojha) 10:55 - 11:00 Workshop Objectives DPM (Arjun Poudel) 11:00 – 11:20 Presentation: Activities and progress GE (Chetan Neupane) over the past year 11:20-11:35 Questions on presentations and RAP team clarification 11:35 – 12:00 Addresses by Chief Guest and Facilitator (Jaya Timsina) Remarks by Chairperson 12:00 – 12:15 Break 12:15 – 12:25 Presentation: Municipal Engagement DPM (Arjun Poudel) 12:25 – 12:30 Break Out of groups Facilitators 12.30 – 14:00 Group discussion on priority issues of Participants municipalities/Rural municipalities and solutions on various issues 14:00 – 15:00 Presentations by Groups on Priority Participants Issues and solutions 15:00 – 15:15 Tea break 15:15 - 15:45 Presentations continued Participants 15:45 – 16:00 Closing 2 representatives nominated by participants, nominated, RAP, DCC/DTO

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Appendix – 5: List of Annual Review and Municipal Engagement Workshop Participants

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List of participants with position and address in English

S.N. Name of Attendees Designation Organisation/Office

1 Mr. Som Nath Portel (Bishwakarma) President DCC,Jhapa 2 Mrs. Mina Parajuli Vice President DCC,Jhapa 3 Mr. Rajendra Pokhrel Mayor Kankai Municipality,Jhapa 4 Mrs. Manju Prasai Deputy Mayor Kankai Municipality,Jhapa 5 Hari Rana Mayor Arjundhara Municipality,Jhapa 6 Khadga Rajwansi Chair person Barhadashi Rural Municipality,Jhapa 7 Nimsari Rajwansi Vice Chair person Kachankabal Rural Municipality,Jhapa 8 Gita Bhetwaal Deputy Mayor Gauradah Municipality,Jhapa 9 Kamala Aacharya Deputy Mayor Arjundhara Municipality,Jhapa 10 Ratna Kumari Rajwanshi Vice Chair person Barhadashi Rural Municipality,Jhapa 11 Mira Bhurtel Vice Chair person Buddha Shanti Rural Municipality,Jhapa 12 Dina Nath Dhakal Chair person Gauradah Road RMG,Jhapa 13 Dambar Bdr.Giri Vice Chair person Haldibari Rural Municipality,Jhapa 14 Dipindra Thapa Vice Chair person Gauriganj Rural Municipality,Jhapa 15 Ishwar Adhikari Tressurer Media 16 Rabindra Prasad Wasti Executive Officer Gauradah Municipality,Jhapa 17 Radha Krishna Khatiwada Executive Officer Arjundhara Municipality,Jhapa 18 Rekhnath Dahal Executive Officer Kachankabal Rural Municipality,Jhapa 19 Khambaraaj Rai Executive Officer Haldibari Rural Municipality,Jhapa 20 Tulsi Kumar Nepal Executive Officer Barhadashi Rural Municipality,Jhapa 21 Bhoj Kumari Nepal Deputy Mayor Shivshatakshi Municipality,Jhapa 22 Chandra Kumar Sherma Mayor Shivshatakshi Municipality,Jhapa

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23 Jeevan Kumar Shrestha Mayor Bhadrapur Municipality,Jhapa 24 Chandra Subba Member DCC,Jhapa 25 Sushila Adhikari Member DCC,Jhapa 26 Junu Mahara Member DCC,Jhapa 27 Khadag Limbu Member DCC,Jhapa 28 Padam Limbu Member DCC,Jhapa 29 Mahish Lal Rajwanshi Member DCC,Jhapa 30 Maranga Hasta Member DCC,Jhapa 31 Raj Kumar Ramtel Chair person Bhadrapur Road RMG,Jhapa 32 Sujan Dahal Engineer DTO,jhapa 33 Bibek Sigdel Engineer DTO,jhapa 34 Kamal Prasad Dahal SLT Damak Municipality,Jhapa 35 Ram Lakhan Majhi Engineer DTO,jhapa 36 Uttam Narayan Kharel Engineer DTO,jhapa 37 Surendra Prasad Sah Sub Engineer DTO,jhapa 38 Shusil Shrestha DTO Chief DTO,jhapa 39 Januka Nepal Tressurer Surunga Road RMG,Jhapa 40 Jay Narayan Sah Chair person Jhapa Rural Municipality,Jhapa 41 Shila Upreti Reporter Radio Birat,Jhapa 42 Rajendra Prasad Oli Chair person Haldibari Rural Municipality,Jhapa 43 Yaardha Mandal Reporter Media 44 Man Bdr. Magar Subba DCC,Jhapa 45 Rup Lal Rajwanshi Peon DCC,Jhapa 46 Som Nath Mishra Kharidar DCC,Jhapa 47 Suman Shrestha Maint. Runner RAP3,jhapa 48 Rajan Neupane Na-su DCC,Jhapa 49 Dukhee Lal Chaudhary SAME RAP3,jhapa 50 Chetan Neupane GE RAP3,jhapa 51 Chola Raaj Dangaal Executive Officer Jhapa Rural Municipality,Jhapa 52 Manoj Raut Executive Officer Buddha Shanti Rural Municipality,Jhapa 53 Pankaj Bhurtel Executive Officer Shivshatakshi Municipality,Jhapa 54 Surendra Thapa Magar Executive Officer Gauriganj Rural Municipality,Jhapa 55 Mina Upreti Deputy Mayor Mechinagar Municipality,Jhapa 56 Arjun Poudel DPM RAP3,TMO 57 Mohan Pariyar OM RAP3,Jhapa 58 Ram Kumar Rai Driver RAP3,Jhapa 59 Jay Timsina Sr. Programme Officer DCC,Jhapa 60 Druba Kumar Basnet Accountant DCC,Jhapa 61 Satya Narayan Chaudhary Peon DTO,jhapa

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Appendix - 6: PHOTOGRAPHS:

DTO Chief giving welcome speech RAP3 DPM clearing objectives of the workshop

RAP3 GE presenting of district activities of FY 073-74 Participant listening to presentations

RAP3 DPM with DCC Chief RAP3 DPM explaining on engagement workshop session