The Chairperson of Community of Evaluators – Nepal (CoE-Nepal) Mr. Prabin Chitrakar met the Honorable Parliamentarians on Tuesday, 31 October 2023 at the Sustainable Development & Good Governance Committee, National Assembly, Singhdurbar, and discussed the possibilities of future collaboration to enhancing the quality Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Nepal.
Honorable Parliamentarians:
Hon. Prakash Pantha – Chairperson, Sustainable Development (SDGs) & Good Governance Committee, National Assembly
Hon. Tul Prasad Biswakarma – Member
Hon. Bhuwan Bahadur Sunar – Member
During the meeting following topics were discussed:
- Re-activation / formation of the National Parliamentarian Forum on Development Evaluation Policy in Nepal (NPFDEPN)
- Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Bill
- Second Integrated National Evaluation Action Plan 2023-2027
- Future collaboration, etc.
Honorable Parliamentarians expressed their interest in re-reactivating/forming the National Parliamentarian Forum on Development Evaluation Policy in Nepal (NPFDEPN) and decided to organize a follow-up meeting soon. For the follow-up meeting, it is decided to request Hon. Ananda Prasad Pokharel, the Founder Chairman of NPFDEPN for his presence and guidance, and also to invite other stakeholders.
Mr. Chitrakar thanked the honorable parliamentarians and requested collaboration between CoE-Nepal and the Sustainable Development and Good Governance Committee. CoE-Nepal was suggested to look into the M&E Bill and asked to provide feedback on it.