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Agriculture and Rural Development Division
Sections and Functions
This Division has three sections namely: Local Development, Agriculture, Forestry and Land Reform, and Rural Drinking Water and Road. Their functions are as follows:
- Local Development Section
This Section is headed by a Programme Director. The Section is responsible for preparation of draft policies, programme formats, programme guidelines and budget ceiling for local development sector. It functions in close coordination with the MoLD and other Sections of NPCS. This Section is entrusted with the following major functions:
- Review the periodic plan, policy formulation and develop of approach to the next periodic plan and assist in preparing the concerned chapters of the periodic plan.
- Prepare the sectoral database and the policy papers for the NPC relating to local development and decentralization.
- Provide necessary guidelines and support to the concerned ministries for their contribution to the process of decentralization and local governance in terms of policy matters and coordination.
- Prepare report on the status of existing policies, projects/programmes and initiate to prepare new policy recommendations relating to local development sector and decentralization.
- Involve in evaluations of periodic plans at the sectoral level.
- Analyze and appraise the new projects/programmes as well as the extension of on-going projects/programmes and provide recommendation for the consideration of NPC.
- Contribute in the design of annual development programmes in coordination with MoLD and related sectoral agencies. This includes (a) preparation of sectoral guidelines for forthcoming programme and budget estimate (b) preparation of budget ceilings (c) collection and compilation of proposed annual development programmes from the ministry (d) finalization of proposal for the programmes and budget with the consultation of representatives from the MoLD and MOF.
- Initiate necessary action for the approval of trimester wise allocation of projects/programmes proposed through the concerned ministry.
- Support the preparation of the performance indicators of the project/programme activities by concerned ministry for effective project/programme monitoring.
- Carry out functions relating to the amendment of annual development programme and its trimester distribution as per need.
- Prepare profile of prioritized projects/programmes of the sector.
- Prepare status reports on projects/programmes of the sector.
- Perform monitoring and evaluation of on-going development projects/programmes of the sector through progress report, field visit and contributing to the review meeting at MDAC and NDAC.
- Carry out functions relating to update prioritization and budget estimate of projects/programme for three years under MTEF.
- Perform necessary works for the preparation of Terms of Reference (TOR) to the various studies/research works to be conducted by independent research institutions in contractual basis.
- Agriculture, Forestry and Land Reform Section
This section is headed by Programme Director and the section is responsible for preparation of draft policies, programmes formats and programme guidelines and budget ceiling for Agriculture Sector. It functions in close coordination with the MOAC, MOFS, MOLRM and other sections of NPCS. This section is entrusted with the following major functions:
- Review of the periodic plan, policy formulation and develop of approach to the next periodic plan and draft concern section of the draft periodic plan.
- Prepare of sectoral database and the policy papers in the NPC and also support to the concern ministries for their contribution.
- Prepare report on the status of existing policies, projects/programmes and initiate to prepare new policy recommendations relating to the MOAC, MOFS, and MOLRM.
- Involve in evaluations of periodic plans at the sectoral level.
- Analyze and appraise the new proposed projects/programmes as well as the extension of on-going projects/programmes and provide recommendation for the consideration of NPC.
- Contribute in the design of annual development programmes in coordination with MOAC, MOFS,MOLRM and related sectoral agencies. This includes (a) preparation of sectoral guidelines for forthcoming programme and budget estimate (b) preparation of budget ceilings (c) collection and compilation of proposed annual development programmes from the ministry (d) finalization of proposal for the programmes and budget with the consultation of representatives from the MOAC, MOFS, MOLRM and MOF.
- Initiate necessary action for the approval of trimester wise allocation of projects/programmes proposed through the concern ministries.
- Support the preparation of the performance indicators of the project/programme activities by concerned ministries for effective project/programme monitoring.
- Carry out functions relating to the amendment of annual development programme and its trimester distribution when needed.
- Prepare profile of prioritized projects/programmes of the sector.
- Prepare status reports on projects/programmes other than prioritized programmes of the sectors.
- Perform monitoring and evaluation of on-going development projects/programmes of the sectoral through progress report, field visit and contributing to the review meeting at NPC and to the meeting of NDAC.
- Carry out functions relating to update prioritization and budget estimate of projects/programme for three years under MTEF.
- Perform necessary works for the preparation of Terms of Reference (TOR) to the various studies/research works to be conducted by independent research institutions in contractual basis.
- Rural Drinking Water and Road Section
This section is headed by Programme Director and the section is responsible for preparation of draft policies, programmes formats and programme guidelines and budget ceiling for local development sector. It functions in close coordination with the MOLD and other sections of NPCS. This section is entrusted with the following major functions:
- Review of the periodic plan, policy formulation and develop of approach to the next periodic plan and draft concern section of the draft periodic plan.
- Prepare of sectoral database and the policy papers in the NPC and also support to the concern ministries for their contribution.
- Prepare report on the status of existing policies, projects/programmes and initiate to prepare new policy recommendations relating to the MOLD.
- Involve in evaluations of periodic plans at the sectoral level.
- Analyze and appraise the new proposed projects/programmes as well as the extension of on-going projects/programmes and provide recommendation for the consideration of NPC.
- Contribute in the design of annual development programmes in coordination with MOLD and related sectoral agencies. This includes (a) preparation of sectoral guidelines for forthcoming programme and budget estimate (b) preparation of budget ceilings (c) collection and compilation of proposed annual development programmes from the ministry (d) finalization of proposal for the programmes and budget with the consultation of representatives from the MOLD and MOF.
- Initiate necessary action for the approval of trimester wise allocation of projects/programmes proposed through the concern ministries.
- Support the preparation of the performance indicators of the project/programme activities by concerned ministries for effective project/programme monitoring.
- Carry out functions relating to the amendment of annual development programme and its trimester distribution when needed.
- Prepare profile of prioritized projects/programmes of the sector.
- Prepare status reports on projects/programmes other than prioritized programmes of the sectors.
- Perform monitoring and evaluation of on-going development projects/programmes of the sectoral through progress report, field visit and contributing to the review meeting at NPC and to the meeting of NDAC.
- Carry out functions relating to update prioritization and budget estimate of projects/programme for three years under MTEF.
- Perform necessary works for the preparation of Terms of Reference (TOR) to the various studies/research works to be conducted by independent research institutions in contractual basis.
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