Sustainable Development & Good Governance Committee of Nepal National Assembly, National Parliamentarian Forum for Development Evaluation Policy in Nepal (NPFDEPN), Asia Pacific Parliamentarians Forum For Evaluation (APPFE), Community of Evaluators – Nepal (CoE-Nepal), and Nepal Evaluation Society (NES) jointly met at the office of Sustainable Development & Good Governance Committee (SDGGC), National Assembly, Singhdurbar, Kathmandu on 11 January 2024.
The meeting was coordinated by the chairperson of CoE-Nepal Mr. Prabin Chitrakar with the support of Honorable Prakash Pantha, Chairperson of SDGGC, National Assembly.
The main objectives of the meeting were as follows:
- Re-activation / formation of the National Parliamentarian Forum on Development Evaluation Policy in Nepal
- Possible Future Activities in Collaboration with the Nepal Government, Parliamentarians, UN Agencies, VOPEs, and other organizations.
Attendees of the meeting:
- Hon. Prakash Pantha, Chairperson of Sustainable Development & Good Governance Committee, National Assembly
- Hon. Ananda Prasad Pokharel, Former Minister & Founder Chairman of the National Parliamentarian Forum for Development Evaluation Policy in Nepal (NPFDEPN)
- Hon. Ramesh Paudyal, Steering Committee Member of Asia Pacific Parliamentarians Forum For Evaluation (APPFE)
- Hon. Kamala Pantha, Member of the Sustainable Development & Good Governance Committee, National Assembly
- Dr. Jagadish Chandra Pokharel, Former Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC) of Nepal, Immediate Past Vice Chairman of the Community of Evaluators – South Asia (COE SA), and current Adviser of the Community of Evaluators – Nepal (CoE-Nepal)
- Dr. Roj Nath Pandey, Secretary of the Federal Parliament Secretariat
- Mr. Kancha Dulal, Vice Secretary of the Federal Parliament Secretariat
- Mr. Janak Raj Adhikari, Section Officer of the Federal Parliament Secretariat
- Mr. Prabin Chitrakar, Chairperson of Community of Evaluators – Nepal (CoE-Nepal)
- Dr. Sushila C. Nepali, Vice Chairperson of Community of Evaluators – Nepal (CoE-Nepal)
- Dr. Bhuban Bajra Bajracharya, Chairperson of Nepal Evaluation Society (NES)
- Mr. Jhank Narayan Shrestha, General Secretary of Nepal Evaluation Society (NES) and Vice President of APEA
Meeting decisions:
The meeting chaired by Honorable Prakash Pantha, Chairperson, SDGGC decided to re-formation of the National Parliamentarian Forum on Development Evaluation Policy in Nepal (NPFDEPN). In this regard, further meetings will be organized to proceed with the re-formation of the forum.
Dr. Jagadish Chandra Pokharel suggested some possible activities that include awareness of the evaluation, formation of a committee at the federal as well as provincial, and local levels, coordination with the National Planning Commission and Policy Research Institute, etc.
In the meeting, it was also decided to provide suggestions on including possible activities on monitoring and evaluation in the 16th Plan of Nepal.