WelCome
Presented by: Susma Pokharel and Gauri Prasad Acharya Assistant Officer Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Kathmandu,NEPAL
Nepal is a Country of Natural Beauties Mount Everest and the Birthplace Of Lord Buddha
MAP OF NEPAL
NATIONAL FLAG
GEOGRAPHY Nepal, the country of Himalaya. Total area 147181 sq. km. Length -885 km from east to west Breadth 163 km (North to South) Situated on the Southern Lap of Himalayas. Known as the abode of the queen of the nature. The Highest mountain of the world "The Everest" Three Geographical region:
HISTORY Nepal's civilization starts before the birth of Crist. Gopal regime Ahiras regime Kirati regime Lichhabi regime Malla regime Shah regime
DEMOGRAPHY Total Population 23151423 (23.15million) Urban Area's Population - 14.2% Rural Area's Population - 85.8% Density of Population 157 person/sq.km sq.km. Life expectancy at birth 60.8% Population growth rate 2.25% per year.
RELIGION AND CULTURE RELIGION: Hindu 80.62% Buddhist 10.74% Muslim 3.60% Christian 0.45 Jain 0.02% Others 0.39% CULTURE: More than 61 ethnic groups More than 103 casts.
NATURAL RESOURCES Main resources : Water - about 6000 rivers and rivulets. Forest 39% of total land. Soil Minerals
POLITICAL SYSTEM Head of the State The Prime Minister Head of the Government The Prime Minister Multi Party system Interim Parliament: House of Representative 330 members
ECONOMY Liberal Economy Main source of national income is agriculture. Agricultural contributes more than 36% of GDP. GDP growth Rate 5.3% Tourism contributes large proportion of GDP. Per capita income 290US$
ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM
22 Ministries 5 development regions 14 Zones 75 Districts 58 Municipalities (Including 1 Metropolitan City and 4 Sub Metropolitan City) 3,915 Village Development Committees
Organization Chart
Poverty Alleviation Fund
Background Nepal is one of the country having 31% of population below the absolute a poverty line. Since its experience of planned development in 1956, its efforts are continue towards poverty reduction under the different project and program. Poverty Alleviation Fund has established in 2004 under an ordinance nce and managed by a separate act in 2006, the Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) is a national programme launched to improve the livelihood of the poor and excluded communities. Along with the support for capacity development and income generation initiatives, PAF is supporting small scale community infrastructure ure like rural water supply, small irrigations, health center, micro hydro, rural road, and bridge among others. These small scale infrastructures are providing the community different types of services and contributing to improve their livelihood and socio economic condition. Reducing poverty in the remote areas but maintaining social harmony as well.
Causes of Succession of Poverty Alleviation Funds: (1) PAF has adopted a demand-led approach, (2) PAF has adopted Community based approach to poverty alleviation ion (3) Targeted communities are given the full decision making authority. [Note : PAF's targeted beneficiaries include the very poor, women, Dalits and indigenous groups who are more than 80% of the beneficiaries.. ]
Partners Organizations of PAF Governmental Organization I/NGOs Private Sector Organizations Local Government Organizations (DDCs/VDCs).
Major Programs (i) social mobilization (ii) income generation (iii) small community infrastructure development and (iv) capacity building. (V) Technical Assistance
Coverage Areas (i) PAF has covered 25 districts out of 75 districts. (ii) PAF has included 15 more districts in the fiscal year 2007/08. (iii) It is planning to scale up its program to other districts as well. (iv) More than 5675 income generating projects (v) 1230 small infrastructure projects (vi) About 1,87,600 poor families are expected to benefit from these projects. [Note : World Bank is Providing grant assistance to the PAF.]
References Central Bureau of Statistics (2005). Poverty trends in Nepal National Planning Commission (2002). Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2002/03-2006/07) 2006/07) Interim Plan of Nepal (20063/64-2066/2067) 2066/2067) Different articles published of Poverty Alleviation Fund.