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Social Development Division

Introduction

Social Development Division (SDD) is basically responsible for formulating development policies on education, sports and human resource, heath, nutrition and population, and women, children, social welfare and labour sectors of the country. It also includes scholarships management, monitoring social development trends, preparing perspective and periodic plans and programs. This division additionally deals with social sector issues in relation to South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) and project/program screen and approval of International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) working in Nepal. This division is headed by the Joint Secretary of NPCS. The SDD carries its functions through the three sections namely (i) Health, Nutrition, and Population (ii) Education and Human Resource (iii) Women, Children, Social Welfare and Labour. Three Program Directors (Under Secretaries) lead three sections. There are six Planning Officer (Section Officers) and three Office and Computer Assistants.

Roles and Functions

The major responsibilities of the SDD are:
  • To formulate perspective and periodic plans in social sector as well as policies and annual development programs relating to education, sports and human resources; health, nutrition and population; and women, children, social welfare, labour and I/NGO sector.
  • To prepare and review periodic plan, medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) and annual development programs.
  • To monitor and evaluate social development programs and projects at the national level.
  • To perform functions pertaining to South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC).
  • To appraise project proposals relating to these sectors including programs and proposals of INGOs.
  • To conduct research on relevant issues
  • To advise in exploring internal and external resources for social sector development programs/projects.
  • To involve in the formulation of policies, programmes and projects to the concerned ministries and providing policy recommendations to them.


National Planning Commission Secretariat
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone:977-1-4225879, 4257193 Fax: 977-1-4226500
E-mail: npcs@npcnepal.gov.np


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