Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (Nepal)

Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development

Agency overview
Website	mofald.gov.np

Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, popularly MoFALD, is the ministry of Nepal is the structural framework and accredited with the role of coordination, cooperation, facilitation and monitoring and evaluation of activities undertaken by local bodies.^[1] MoFALD is the only ministry with direct linkage with the country's local bodies, namely District Development Committees and their VDCs, municipalities and their wards. It also plays direct role in implementing various eServices in the local bodies.^[2]

Ministry has 7 divisions, namely Federal Affairs Division, General Administration Division, Self Governance Division, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Planning and Foreign Aid Co-ordination Division, Municipality and Environment Management Division, and Infrastructure Development Division.^[3]

Objectives^[4]

• Contribute in the poverty reduction by mobilizing local means and resources, utilizing skill and technology to the optimum level and creating employment opportunity.
• Enhance access of socially and economically disadvantaged groups, region and community to the service and facility delivered.
• Capacity building of local government through local self governance and contribute to promote local good governance.
• Empowerment of women, dalit, indigenous, Madheshi, Muslim, disable and ultra-poor people through social mobilization and their mainstreaming into the wave of development.
• Ensure inclusive development by enhancing peoples' participation in decision making and planning process.

References

1. http://www.mofald.gov.np/page.php?id=3
2. "Tracking eGovernment Services in Nepal | EkendraOnLine.com". Retrieved 2016-09-11.
3. "Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development | Nepal Government". mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
4. http://www.mofald.gov.np/page.php?id=4