Training summary Report LGs planning process, budgeting and result based monitoring
Date: 9-11 January 2022, Kalawalguri Jhapa
Provincial Training Center, Province 1, Kalwalguri Jhapa organized the capacity development training to LGs representatives and officials on different thematic subjects. To achieve the result of output 14, PCGG/PTC Jhapa organized the three days local government planning, budgeting and result base monitoring training to elected representatives and officials of Dhankuta and Terhathum districts. The training was managed residential and it started and accomplished from 9-11 January 2022.
Total 26 LGs representatives and officials are invited from 13 LGs under 4 districts (Dhankuta, Terhathum, Jhapa and Okhaldhunga). Out of 26, total 17 participants (6 elected representatives and 11 government officials from various rural municipalities) were participated. As a training facilitators Mr. Dilip Chaapagai, Abhaya Kumar Gupta, Balram Sharma and Mohan Niraula facilitated the sessions. The training content prepared by CD Expert, curriculum development expert. The training content finalized by PTC and facilitated as accordingly.
In this training, Participants were facilitated on different 12 sessions like LGs annual planning process, 7 step planning process, inter relations between different plans, SDG and its localization, Cross cutting issues, GESI and LGs result based monitoring system etc.
In the inauguration programme was chaired by Ganesh Timsina (executive director), Mr. Abhaya kumar Gupta (Section Officer) clarify the objective of the training and welcome to participants. The management support handled by CD Expert Mr. Balram Sharma, Bidhya Gautam (curriculum Development Expert) and Aruna Bhattarai from PTC Kalawalguri Jhapa.
Objectives
- Conduct the capacity development training regarding the LGs planning, budgeting and result base monitoring.
- To empower the LGs representatives and officials for delivery the effective planning process and quality service.
- To train the LGs representatives and officials on 7 step planning process under local government operational act 2074.
- To Support LGs on common understanding regarding planning process.
- Focused on cross cutting issues of LGs and provide technical ideas on incorporate the crosscutting issues in planning and budgeting.
- To orient on SDG localization process in planning. Support to develop the common understanding on SDG and its localization. SDG localization is very important for all layers of government for economic prosperity.
- Develop the common understanding on how to make annual plan on the basis of periodic plan.
- To make forum for share best practice and experience among participants so that they can replicate.
Outputs Delivered:
Total 17 LGs representatives and officials received the quality training on local level planning process, budgeting and monitoring. Participants well known on LGs planning process, SDG localization process, monitoring and evaluation and LGs cross cutting issues. The discussion held on the planning related LGs issues and challenges and share the lesion learnt with team.
Detail of training participant:The 3 days residential training was conducted in province training center Kalwalguri Jhapa. The training was residential. Total 26 participants invited and only 17 were participated. The training was planned for head of planning section. The government officers and elected representatives of 13 LGs of Dhankuta, Terhathum, Okhaldhunga and Jhapa were participated. Three deputy mayor, two vice chairpersons, one ward member and 11 LGs officials participated in the training.
Training Venue: Province Training Center, Kalwalguri Jhapa
Remarks and suggestion: The chairperson of opening session Mr. Ganesh Prasad Timsina (Director of Province Training Center) share their experience on important of planning for local development. He focused that without having a better planned we could not achieve desirable goals. This is the right time to provide the planning process training to LGs. This training will support to LGs representatives on planning and budget preparation.
Remarks from Deputy Mayor Ms.Manju Adhikari: The objective of the training is good. This training supports LGs representatives and officials on smart planning. She gives the suggestion to Province Training Center to organize such training for LGs chairpersons and Mayors too.
Remarks from deputy mayor Ms. Sakuntala Basnet: The planning process training is very practical. This training helps the LGs representatives to understand the planning process of LGs. She feels that such training is important but we received it delay. Our almost time period is finished and only a year is remaining.
Planning officer Sitaram Gautam share the training reflection. The training supports to understanding on planning process and cross cutting issues of LGs. participants feel that if this training was planned in three years ago, the result comes more practical. Although it supports for next plan. The planning process is just started and it supports LGs for further upcoming planning process.
