Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: The government has unveiled the ’16th Plan Implementation Action Plan (Fiscal Year 2081/82-2085/86)’ with the objective of making the implementation of the strategies, policies and programs mentioned in the 16th Plan result-oriented by linking them with clear responsibilities, timelines and results.

The meeting of the Council of Ministers on February 26 had approved the action plans for the implementation of 16 plans with the objective of transforming the country’s long-term development goals into the implementation level. The National Planning Commission (NPC) has unveiled the action plan to implement the same. The action plan incorporates transformational strategies, goals, indicators and analysis of the current situation in each sector based on the main areas such as economic, social, physical infrastructure, good governance, prosperity and justice. Similarly, objectives, strategies, tactics, major programs and activities have been clearly categorized in each thematic area.

The main feature of this action plan is that each activity has a clear responsibility, timeline, and expected results. A detailed framework including implementing agencies, supporting agencies, resources, and timetables has been prepared. Along with this, indicators such as impact, impact and return have been determined and annual targets have been set for the base year and the plan period. It is expected to institutionalize the implementation of outcome-based plans. Likewise, potential risks that may arise in the course of the implementation of the program have been identified and analyzed. In addition, an analysis of synergies and trade-offs between different programs is also included. In addition to this, the action plan has also included the outline of the assessment of the physical damage and reconstruction works that occurred during the agitation on September 7 and 24.

The action plan has prepared a roadmap for the distribution of responsibilities and resource mobilization, clarifying the cooperation among the federal, provincial and local levels. It is expected to reduce the duplication, dilly-dallying and misuse of resources seen in the effective implementation of federalism. The plan has clear provisions for strengthening public investment management, budget implementation, monitoring and evaluation system. It also aims to ensure transparency and accountability through the use of digital technology, social responsibility and citizen participation.

This action plan has taken the main objective of effective implementation of policy values and programmes of the 16th Plan. These include ensuring the effective implementation of thematic strategies and programmes, integrating and simplifying the scattered and obscure themes, clarifying the role of the ministries and agencies and enhancing the implementation capacity.

Similarly, ensuring the effective mobilization of resources, linking the plan with the medium-term expenditure structure and the annual budget, strengthening the evaluation and reporting system by preparing the outcome framework have also been prioritized in the action plan. Overall, the 16th Plan is based on 13 transformational areas. The plan focuses on increasing production capacity, employment generation, social inclusion, environmental balance, infrastructure development and good governance.

The action plan has been formulated to review past plans, the status of implementation of federalism, sustainable development goals (SDGs), and study the strategies to upgrade Nepal from least developed country to developing country. Likewise, the government has identified implementable programmes and prioritized them in consultation with the private sector, cooperative sector and other stakeholders.

The 16th five-year periodic plan is being implemented with an investment of around Rs 112 trillion to increase the size of the country’s economy to Rs 103 trillion by the fiscal year 2085÷86. In the final year of the plan, the size of the GDP will exceed one hundred trillion as the country’s economy expands and the growth rate set by the sixteenth five-year periodic plan is achieved.

“A total of Rs 9.482 billion in fixed capital investment is estimated to be required in the fiscal year 2080/81 to achieve the target of economic growth rate of 7.1 per cent in the 16th Plan period,” the statement reads, adding that a total of Rs 11.184 billion would be required to convert the total investment into the prevailing price. ”