MLD Brochure

1. Historical Background Local Self Governance, it is mentioned that, to make conducive environment to exercise the sovereignty of people, Tribhuvan Village Development Program that had been decentralization and devolution of authority, sharing of introduced in 1952, with the advent of democracy is responsibility and revenue among central and agencies considered as a milestone in local development. The related to local self governance and, hence, made objectives of the program were as follows: commitment on providing authority and resources to the • Disseminate the methods of increasing agriculture people. To operataionalize the policy of decentralization into production to uplift the living standards of people; practice and to facilitate local level development activities • Construct canal, drinking water well, road, and through local bodies, the ministry has been entrusted with building in people's participative way; great responsibilities. On the basis of the fact as mentioned • Provide social services; above, objectives for Ministry of Local Development have • Raise the awareness among the rural people towards been set. the development by providing training to local village activists, etc. 2 Objectives Nepal has been administratively divided into 14 zones The objectives of the Ministry: and 75 districts in 2018 B.S. Village, Municipal and District o Develop the local self governance system and strengthen Panchayat were formed and developed as local bodies in local bodies as capable, effective and responsible village, municipal and district level respectively. District institutions Administrative Plan of 2031 B.S. had integrated local development and local administration into a single o Develop institutional mechanism and process for the organization and established Chief District Officer as a implementation of local and community development responsible Officer for local development. This system could programs with focus on deprived people to empower not remain effective in developing local leadership; in the socially and economically through social mobilization and changed political context of 2036 B.S. and need was felt to effective people's participation create a new responsible organization at the center level to o Facilitate to mainstream remote areas to the nation protect, promote and develop local bodies; keeping this in building process mind, Ministry of Panchayat and Local Development was established in 2037 B.S. The ministry went through the o Make institutional arrangements for uplifting the socio- changes in nomenclature and organization structure time and economic status of indigenous/ ethnic, Dalit communities. again. After the restoration of multi-party democratic system o Develop, expand and maintain of local level infrastructure from the movement of 2046 B.S., the Constitution of Nepal on the basis of people demand at local level to promote 2047 B.S. in its preamble visualized decentralization as the access to service delivery fundamental board for democratic constitutional framework. This Constitution of the Nepal, in its directive principle, stated o Provide services and facilities in effective, transparent “the chief responsibility of the state shall be to maintain and accountable manner to promote good governance by conditions suitable to the enjoyment of the fruits to enhancing the capacities of local bodies democracy through wider participation of the people in the o Support the national goal of poverty alleviation through governance of the country and by the way of decentralization and local development. decentralization”. The interim constitution of Nepal, 2063 B.S., in its national policy, has mentioned about accelerating rural development efforts considering welfare of majority of rural people. Similarly, in the part of National Structure and (1) (2) Objectives Stated in the Tenth Plan Related to the community development, and water supply and scope of the MLD sanitation at local level. • Demarcation and mapping of VDCs, municipalities, Objective relating to the local development: and districts • Alleviate poverty by making available to an easy • Coordination of local development programs access to services and benefits, particularly socially and economically backward areas, caste, • Local human resource development and mobilization nationalities, and groups of people for participation • Work as a focal point for international relations on Objective relating to the decentralization: local governance and development • Alleviate poverty by involving majority of the people in the decision making process of the governance • Works concerning Coordination and work as a focal system, and in empowering them for over all ministry among the Local Bodies development through self governing process • Vital event registration related work • Activities related to rural development Objective relating to the indigenous people and ethnic group: • Policy formulation, program implementation and • Provide development opportunities by empowering monitoring relating to decentralization the backward people and people of indigenous and • Appropriate technology development ethnic groups who are unable to participate actively • Local infrastructure and agriculture road construction in the development mainstream and maintenance Objective relating to the Dalits and neglected • Mule trail and suspension bridge construction communities: • Works related to deprived, disadvantage and ethnic • Empowerment of Dalits and neglected communities groups on the basis of equality, and enhancement of access • Social security related program to the development efforts • Monastery management and development 3 Scope of the Ministry • Solid waste management, resource mobilization and environment improvement To achieve the above objectives Ministry of Local Development has been entrusted with the following roles and responsibilities based on Government of 4 Principles and Policies of LSGA Nepal (Rules of Business) regulation 2057 B.S. The following principles and policies will be followed by • Formulation, implementation, monitoring and Nepal Government for the development of Local Self evaluation of policies, plans and programs on rural Governance system in accordance with the guidance on and local governance; remote area development; decentralization mentioned in the interim constitution of community development; and water supply and the Nepal, 2063. sanitation at local level • Devolution of power to Local Bodies to make them • Training, research and investigation related to rural capable and efficient in local self-governance. and local governance, remote area development, (3) (4) • Development of institutional mechanism and • National Foundation for Development of Indigenous functional structure in Local Bodies capable of Nationalities (NFDIN) bearing responsibilities. • Remote Area Development Committee (RADC) • Devolution of power to Local Bodies to collect and • Monastery Management and Development mobilize resources required to discharge function, Committee (MMDC) duty & responsibilities. • Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization • Orient Local Bodies towards establishing the civil Center (SWMRMC) society based on democratic process and people’s participation • Neglected, Suffered and Depressed Class Upliftment Development Board (NSDCUDB) • Make an effective mechanism for Local Bodies to be • National Dalit Commission (NDC) accountable to the people for the development of local leadership. • Local Body Fiscal Commission (LBFC) • Encourage the private sector to participate in local • Secretariat of Decentralization Implementation and self-governance in the task of providing basic service Monitoring Committee for sustainable development. 6 Functions of Divisions and Sections 5 MLD Organizational structure: 6.1 General Administration Division 5.1 Organizational structure: Organogram of the Ministry has been included in Functions concerning: Annex-1. 1. Organizational structure of the ministry and institutions working under the ministry 5.2 Different Local Bodies facilitated from the 2. Personnel administration ministry 3. Human resource development 4. Management auditing of the ministry and institutions working under the ministry - District Development Committees 75 - Municipalities (Total) 58 5. Annual budget formulation (recurrent) and its • Metropolitan City 1 administration • Sub-metropolitan Cities 4 6. Auditing and clearance of misappropriation of the • Municipalities 53 budget - Village Development Committees 3915 7. Internal security and interior management of the ministry Department, Academy, Commission, Committees and Center under MLD 8. Management, mobilization and monitoring of grants in kind • Department of Local Infrastructure Development and 9. Procurement, storage and management of goods Agriculture Road (DoLIDAR) for ministry • Local Development Training Academy (LDTA) (5) (6) 10. Internal implementation guidelines for 10. Governance reform/change unit coordination/contact among divisions/sections 11. Organizational behaviors/disciplines of and committee/commission/academy under employees and reward & punishment ministry 12. Delegation of authority 11. Personnel meeting arrangement 13. Administrative/ financial disciplines 12. Establishment of coordination/liaison mechanism among various divisions/committees/ commissions and institutes 6.1.2 Personnel Administration Section (2) 13. Documentation of policy decisions made under Functions concerning: the division 1. Management of physical infrastructure, vehicles,

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