Mention any one strategy of 14th five year periodic Plan of Nepal for
population management.
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The National Planning Commission (NPC), the apex body that frames the country’s development plans and policies, has endorsed the concept note on 14th Periodic Plan based on which strategies, policies and programmes would be devised to provide impetus to the government’s plan of attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs) and transforming Nepal into a middle-income economy by 2030.
NPC is implementing a new three-year plan — considered as short- to medium-term development strategy — from next fiscal beginning mid-July. This is the 14th time government is coming up with a periodic plan, based on which annual budget and other development policies, plans, programmes and strategies are prepared.
“The concept note, which has been approved by NPC’s board, was prepared after holding consultation with stakeholders from around the nation, who gathered at seven different locations in the country,” a high-ranking NPC official told The Himalayan Times. “It’ll work as a guideline for NPC officials to devise the new plan.”
The upcoming periodic plan will basically aim to support the government in achieving all the SDGs by 2030 and help Nepal emerge as a middle-income country by that time by embracing the spirit of a welfare state, says the concept paper, a copy of which has been obtained by THT.
Answer:
Five-Year Plans of Nepal generally strove to increase output and employment; develop the infrastructure; attain economic stability; promote industry, commerce, and international trade; establish administrative and public service institutions to support economic development; and also introduce labor-intensive production techniques to alleviate underemployment. The social goals of the plans were improving health and education as well as encouraging equitable income distribution.Although each plan had different development priorities, the allocation of resources did not always reflect these priorities. The first four plans concentrated on infrastructure—to make it possible to facilitate the movement of goods and services—and to increase the size of the market. Each of the five-year plans depended heavily on foreign assistance in the forms of grants and loans.
The Fifth Five-Year Plan (1975–80) proposed expenditures of more than Rs8.8 billion. For the first time, the problem of poverty was addressed in a five-year plan, although no specific goals were mentioned. Top priority was given to agricultural development, and emphasis was placed on increasing food production and cash crops such as sugar cane and tobacco. Increased industrial production and social services also were targeted. Controlling population growth was considered a priority.