Gandaki Planning Commission, Daayitwa sign MoU to institutionalise policy-making

KATHMANDU: Gandaki Province Policy and Planning Commission and Daayitwa, Lalitpur, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday to institutionalise evidence-based policy-making and strengthen governance innovation and public service delivery in the province.

Province Secretary Dhurba Giri signed the MoU on behalf of the Gandaki Province Policy and Planning Commission and Dr Pukar Malla, founder and coordinator of Daayitwa, signed on behalf of Daayitwa. The ceremony took place in the presence of Gandaki Province Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pandey, with Commission vice-chairperson Krishna Chandra Devkota and Daayitwa advisor Kewal Prasad Bhandari as witnesses.

The agreement will support the operation of the Chief Minister Public Governance Fellowship programme and other collaborative activities aimed at implementing the long-term vision, priorities and policy goals set out in the Second Five-Year Plan of Gandaki Province (fiscal year 2024/25–2028/29).

Under the MoU, the commission and Daayitwa will maintain a long-term partnership on policy research, governance capacity-building, innovation, knowledge exchange and the promotion of good governance. The fellowship programme is designed to strengthen evidence-based policy-making and implementation by directly linking youth with the processes of policy-making, implementation and evaluation.

Chief Minister Pandey welcomed the agreement, saying, “Besides providing institutional support for evidence-based policy-making in the provincial government through the fellowship programme, this programme will serve as an important foundation for providing opportunities to learn about government operations by directly linking the skills and energy of the new generation with the policy-making process, and making public service delivery more effective, accountable, and result-oriented.”

Officials said the collaboration is expected to contribute to the province’s sustainable and inclusive development by institutionalising youth–government collaboration and promoting innovation-oriented policy-making and good governance.

Daayitwa is a Nepal-based non-governmental organisation established in 2013 that promotes domestic youth employment by enabling rural enterprises to create jobs and by supporting the government to make evidence-based policy decisions. Since 2013, in partnership with the Government of Nepal, Daayitwa has supported policy research through fellowship programmes and accelerated rural enterprises across several provinces.Gandaki Province Policy and Planning Commission and Daayitwa, Lalitpur, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday to institutionalise evidence-based policy-making and strengthen governance innovation and public service delivery in the province.

Province Secretary Dhurba Giri signed the MoU on behalf of Gandaki Province Policy and Planning Commission and Dr Pukar Malla, founder and coordinator of Daayitwa, signed on behalf of Daayitwa. The ceremony took place in the presence of Gandaki Province Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pandey, with Commission Vice-Chairperson Krishna Chandra Devkota and Daayitwa Advisor Kewal Prasad Bhandari as witnesses.

The agreement will support the operation of the Chief Minister Public Governance Fellowship programme and other collaborative activities aimed at implementing the long-term vision, priorities and policy goals set out in the Second Five-Year Plan of Gandaki Province (fiscal year 2024/25–2028/29).

Under the MoU, the commission and Daayitwa will maintain a long-term partnership on policy research, governance capacity-building, innovation, knowledge exchange and the promotion of good governance. The fellowship programme is designed to strengthen evidence-based policy-making and implementation by directly linking youth with the processes of policy making, implementation and evaluation, the partners said.

Chief Minister Pandey welcomed the agreement, saying, “Besides providing institutional support for evidence-based policy-making in the provincial government through the fellowship programme, this programme will serve as an important foundation for providing opportunities to learn about government operations by directly linking the skills and energy of the new generation with the policy-making process, and making public service delivery more effective, accountable, and result-oriented.”

Officials said the collaboration is expected to contribute to the province’s sustainable and inclusive development by institutionalising youth–government collaboration and promoting innovation-oriented policy-making and good governance.

Daayitwa is a Nepal-based non-governmental organisation established in 2013 that promotes domestic youth employment by enabling rural enterprises to create jobs and by supporting the government to make evidence-based policy decisions. Since 2013, in partnership with the Government of Nepal, Daayitwa has supported policy research through fellowship programmes and accelerated rural enterprises across several provinces.