Government of Nepal published Capacity Needs Assessment for the Transition to Federalism in case of Nepal.
Implementing the shift to federalism in Nepal is a big task – one that only a few low-incomecountries around the world have attempted. It is especially challenging in Nepal where the administrative capacities of provincial and local governments to deliver and manage services are not yet well developed, and where the federal government has little experience with managing an intergovernmental system.
This research and analysis were carried out at the request of the Government of Nepal to assess challenges and opportunities in implementing the new federalism. The core work of this project (Federalism Capacity Needs Assessment, or FCNA) has two parts. The first is to examine and identify the gap between the needs and the capacity of provincial and local governments to manage their assigned service responsibilities under the new system. The second is to examine and assess the capacity of the federal government to regulate and manage the way the federalism transition is rolled out, and its capacity to manage the intergovernmental system thereafter.
Both components use a broad definition of capacity, including organizational (physical and human) and institutional (laws and regulations) elements. Many important issues are not taken up in this project, e.g., a parallel analysis of service delivery needs and capacity, the gap between expectations of citizens and service delivery. In the sample survey results reported below, we take up only the administrative involvement of provincial and local governments with service delivery. This analysis does not address the issues facing individual provincial or local governments or make monetary estimates of the fiscal gaps on a sector-by-sector basis.
The results of this work and the purpose of this analysis should help smooth the transition to the new federalism and help in identifying next steps in implementation. The analysis in this report covers the period to April 1, 2019, and so important initiatives enacted and completed after that time are not included.
Both components use a broad definition of capacity, including organizational (physical and human) and institutional (laws and regulations) elements. Many important issues are not taken up in this project, e.g., a parallel analysis of service delivery needs and capacity, the gap between expectations of citizens and service delivery.
In the sample survey results reported below, we take up only the administrative involvement of provincial and local governments with service delivery. This analysis does not address the issues facing individual provincial or local governments or make monetary estimates of the fiscal gaps on a sector-by-sector basis.
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