Nepal - Towards a sustainable approach for poverty reduction and decentralization - a note on Nepal's proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund

Report No. 25019-NEP Document of The World Bank NEPAL TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH FOR POVERTY REDUCTION AND DECENTRALIZATION A NOTE ON NEPAL'S PROPOSED POVERTY ALLEVIATION FUND November 20, 2002 Private Sector Development Department South Asia Region  Nepal Poverty Alleviation Fund Policy Note Page I CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = rupee (NR) I rupee- US$0.01308 US$1 = rupee 76.475 (December 2001) FISCAL YEAR July 16 - July 15 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank ADB/N Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal CBED Community Based Economic Development CBO Community Based Organization CECI Canadian Center for International Studies and Cooperation CSD Center for Self Development DDC District Development Council ED Executive Director ESCAP UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific FMIS Farmer Managed Irrigation System GBB Grameen Bikash Banks (Rural Development Bank) GON Government of Nepal GTZ German Technical Cooperation Agency HMGN His Majesty's Government of Nepal IFAD International Fund for Agriculture Development INGO International Non-Governmental Organization IS Institutional Strengthening LDF Local Development Fund LG Local Government LIC Learning and Innovation Credit MEDEP Micro Enterprise Development Project MF1 Micro Finance Intermediary MIS Management Information System MOF Ministry of Finance NGO Non-Governmental Organization NISP Nepal Irrigation Sector Project NPC National Planning Commission NRB Nepai Rashtra Bank (Nepal Central Bank) NRs -Nepali Rupees O&M Operation a,nd Maintenance PCRW Production Credit for Rural Women RMDC