7. Strategy

For the implementation of the above strategy, the following strategies should be adopted:

7.1. Local Development Program

For the infrastructure development program to be conducted at the local level, two types of one-time grants will be provided annually, conditional and unconditional, for village development committee, municipality and district development committee level programs. The respective councils of village development committee, municipality and district development committee will approve their respective programs based on the grant and internal resources available from the government. The classification and definition of local level work will be as follows:

7.1.1 Village level program

Prepared or to be prepared within the village for the use of the people of the village development committee and included in the periodical plan of the village development committee and The annual plan approved by the village council is called the village level program. 7.1.2 City level program The annual plan prepared or to be prepared within the city for the use of the people within the city and included in the periodic plan of the municipality and approved by the city council is called the city level plan. The program will be called. 7.1.3. District level programs Plans that are created or created within the district for the use of the people within the district that are not included in the village and city level programs and are included in the district periodic plan and approved by the district council are called district level programs. 7.2. Identification, selection, prioritization, implementation of local infrastructure projects Identification, selection and prioritization of potential projects for local infrastructure development will be done by the local bodies in accordance with the procedures specified in the Local Autonomous Government Act and Regulations. The construction work of potential projects and post-construction operation and necessary maintenance and maintenance work will be done by the local body itself or by the local body with the involvement of the beneficiary. 7.2.1 Project Formulation and Design Local bodies identify, select and prioritize potential projects for local infrastructure development as specified in the Local Self-Government Act.A matching mechanism should be prepared. 7.2.1.1 At the district level, local infrastructure development master plans on various topics should be prepared and programs should be formulated and implemented accordingly. 7.2.1.2 In order to bring uniformity in the operation process of local infrastructure development projects, to include subjects such as project identification, pre-feasibility study, detailed study and design, quantity estimation, rate analysis, detailed project report, capital expenditure and operation and supply expenditure within the criteria. will fall 7.2.1.3 Prioritizing the project will benefit more people, assist in poverty alleviation, get people's participation, give more benefits if implemented in less time, benefit Dalit tribes and backward classes, and use local resources and resources. It should be kept at the highest level of priority. 7.2.1.4 Before conducting the local infrastructure development project, the preliminary environmental test and environmental impact assessment should be completed according to the requirements and the process of selecting the project should be followed. 7.2.1.5 The guidelines should be rewritten and organized to match the provisions of the Local Self-Government Act. Design and cost estimate and construction supervision cost Estimated construction cost Rs. 5 percent in plans up to 10 lakhs and 3 percent in plans above that should be determined. 7.2.1.6 Public construction guidelines should be prepared and implemented at the local level for the purchase and supply of goods, services and works required for the operation of local infrastructure development projects. 7.2.1.7 Access to Rural Roads In Taraima and Hilly Districts, facilities should be constructed and provided to the places that can be reached within a 2-hour and 4-hour walk from the settlement respectively, so that vehicles can ply throughout the year as much as possible. 7.2.2 Local infrastructure development and implementation process 7.2.2.1 Project construction management and supervision Local bodies based on public participation including available resources and means, benefits and costs of the project, local needs, project completion timeThey will determine the procedure to be carried out. Also, priority will be given to complete successive projects. Based on the nature of the project, size, technology to be adopted in the construction work etc., the construction work will be done through consumer committee, local non-governmental organization, community organization. Only technically complex works should be done through contract lease. The technical branch will be responsible for the construction management and supervision of the local infrastructure development project. Construction and maintenance of local infrastructure should be done according to the quality assurance plan. 7.2.2.2 Operation, Maintenance and Maintenance Except for the projects that are to be maintained by the consumers themselves, the local bodies shall allocate the budget for new projects only after arranging the necessary budget for the maintenance of the existing infrastructure. New projects will not be undertaken without clear identification of the source of funds required for maintenance and proper arrangement for implementation. 7.2.2.3 Monitoring and evaluation Monitoring and evaluation guidelines will be prepared and implemented to ensure timely completion and quality of local infrastructure development programs. Regular supervision, monitoring and evaluation of local infrastructure development programs and quarterly and annual review will be done. The experience of supervision, monitoring and evaluation should be shared among all local bodies and emphasis should be placed on the effective operation of infrastructure development programs. The report of the local infrastructure development program should be sent regularly to the Ministry of Local Development and related ministries. Actions should be taken if the work is not completed in accordance with the annual work plan on the basis of the time and allocated amount. All central and local level bodies should adopt such a system. 7.2.2.4 Status report

The status report of the local infrastructure development program will be sent to the relevant ministries and agencies through the Ministry of Local Development. Local bodies regularly spend RsPA will provide status reports on the following topics (quarterly, semi-annually and annually) to the Ministry of Local Development and relevant ministries/departments.

7.2.2.4.1 Physical and financial progress 7.2.2 4.2 Social and environmental aspects 7.2.2.4.3 Total expenditure 7.2.2.4.4 Total income (÷ foreign aid) 7.2.2.4.5 Internal ÷ external sources 7. 2.2.4.6 The remaining points identified by the audit and the total expenditure of the audit period 7.2.2.4.7 Monitoring from time to time and its impact Similarly, the District Development Committee will receive a status report from all the village development committees in the district and The received reports will be analyzed and put to use. 7.2.2.5 Third-party technical testing

Based on the established and ready-to-apply technical testing method, a third-party technical testing method of local infrastructures will be developed. Reports such as accounting audit, technical audit, action opinion/suggestions of the Abuse of Authority Investigation Commission will be made public. 7.2.2.6 Social testing The local infrastructure plan will be publicly and socially tested. The Ministry of Local Development will provide support to local bodies to formulate and implement public and social testing methods. 7.37.3. Institutional arrangement 7.3.1. Co-ordination

The local bodies will take responsibility for the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the plan by involving the bodies working at the central level in activities such as policy formulation, technical support, monitoring and evaluation. The role of the private sector, non-governmental organizations, community organizations and consumer committees will be promoted and simplified as complementary and participating in such activities. 7.3.2 Role of central and local agencies 7.3.2.1 Central agencies

Central level agencies (National Planning Commission, Ministry of Local Development, Ministry of Physical Planning and Construction, Ministry of Water Resources, Science and Technology Ministries etc.) to enhance the capacity of local bodies, to motivate the implementation of assigned tasks and to provide technical assistance based on demand.will do. The Ministry of Local Development will coordinate between ministries related to local infrastructure work. The role of the central level body will be as follows: 7.3.2.1.1 Establishing technical standards by preparing necessary norms, guidelines, specifications, environmental and social study guidelines for infrastructure development programs to be completed at the local level; 7.3.2.1.2 Prepare and implement public construction guidelines suitable for the operation of local infrastructure development projects; 7.3.2.1.3 Coordinating between the center and local bodies to flow internal and external resources for local infrastructure development; 7.3.2.1.4 Develop and implement guidelines, standards, etc. for the preparation of thematic plans such as District Development Plan, District Transportation Master Plan, District Water Supply and Sanitation Plan, and provide support to local bodies based on demand in this related work; 7.3.2.1.5 Coordinate with donor agencies that mobilize foreign aid; 7.3.2.1.6 Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of projects operated by local bodies; 7.3.2.1.7 Assisting in the search and adoption of appropriate natural disaster mitigation measures in the local infrastructure development process; 7.3.2.1.8 Encourage the discovery and development and application of skills and techniques based on traditional and local tools and resources; 7.3.2.1.9 Prepare and implement human resource development plans; 7.3.2.1.10 To ensure the quality of construction works, prepare and implement subject standards; 7.3.2.1.11 Assisting in preliminary testing and impact assessment studies of environmental aspects of infrastructure projects based on demand; 7.3.2.1.12 Establishing and developing an information resource center for information management and flow by collecting information related to infrastructure development and providing necessary support in establishing and operating this kind of infrastructure development and management information system in local bodies as well. Also, take necessary action to ensure the flow of information at the central level and district level; and 7.3.2.1.13 Arranging that the progress reports of the local infrastructure development programs deposited at the local level are regularly available to the relevant ministries and departments. 7.3.2.2 Local bodies 7.3.2.2.1 Local bodies will be fully responsible for the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, maintenance and operation of local infrastructure plans. 7.3.2.2.2 The local body should prepare the local infrastructure planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation method and make the relevant technical branch fully responsible for the operation of the plan and focus its role on monitoring, supervision and evaluation. 7.3.2.2.3 Accountability and transparency should be increased in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, maintenance and operation. 7.3.2.2.4 After the completion of the plan, a system should be developed to involve the beneficiary groups for maintenance and operation. 7.3.2.2.5 By giving reports on local infrastructure development to related agencies, local agencies should play an important role in ensuring that infrastructure development is made available to such agencies by using the resources and means available at the local level and by providing more necessary resources and means from such agencies. The role of various agencies in local infrastructure development will be as shown in table-1.

7.3.2.3 Organizational structure of the Ministry of Local Development and the offices under it. To advance the decentralization process, the local The organizational structure of the Ministry of Local Development and the Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads will be improved to enhance the capacity of the agencies. The posting of the employees working in the district technical office under the Ministry of Local Development will be arranged in the relevant branch under the office of the District Development Committee in the ministry/department of Pul Darwandi. The employees currently working in the district technical office will be adjusted to the local service if they want, otherwise they will be transferred elsewhere. In accordance with the provisions of the Local Service Act, the type and number of manpower available for the formulation, implementation and operation of the infrastructure development plan currently being operated at the local level will be the basis for creating the recruitment of the relevant branches. In addition to this, the type of infrastructure operating at the local level will increase and decrease with time and development, without permanently arranging and supplying a certain type of expert manpower, the necessary expert services will be obtained through contracts or other arrangements. The creation and filling of posts for the required manpower in the local bodies will be done by the local bodies as required. All local bodies will prepare a manpower development and management plan based on the availability of resources and workload. A transition plan will be arranged until the organization structure is ready. A rural engineering based on commercial principlesC unit will be established. This kind of unit will make a solid contribution towards the production of necessary technical manpower at various levels and the development of suitable technology for local bodies by carrying out work such as study, research, consultancy services, awareness raising, preparing training materials and conducting training programs.

7.4. Budget and Fund Management System 7.4.1 Ministry of Local Development / National Planning Commission's budget estimate 7.4.1.1 Lump sum grant amount to be provided for local infrastructure based on poverty alleviation indicators should be transparently forecasted and determined by the end of the month of Kartik The local authorities will be informed. Out of the one-time grant made available to the district development committee, what percentage should be allocated to the village development committee for rural level planning and what percentage should be allocated to the district development committee for district level planning. 7.4.1.2 Such a projection will be made in the form of a three-year cycle in accordance with the medium-term expenditure system, and the local bodies will be facilitated to formulate the budget program and based on this, the local bodies will designate priority 1, 2 and 3 projects. 7.4.1.3 In the case of municipalities, the Ministry of Local Development will provide the municipalities with conditional and unconditional grants directly. 7.4.1.4 In the infrastructure development program, the local bodies must raise at least 10 percent of the internal resources required. 7.4.2 Annual Budget Estimates of Local Bodies The local body should prepare the plan in due time by adopting the participatory planning method according to the provisions of the Local Self-Government Act. The district development committee will allocate the lump sum subsidy to the village development committee by determining the transparent criteria for allocating the lump sum subsidy to the village development committees. 7.4.3 The Village Development Committee and Municipalities shall select annual plans from the annual programs of the Village Development Committee and Municipalities and the lump sum grant received from other sources and after the approval of the respective councils, the list of projects shall be sent to the District Development Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Local Self-Government Act. 7.4.4 Budget ManagementThe Ministry of Local Development will update the necessary data and bases for the distribution of annual lump sum grants to District Development Committees, Municipalities and Village Development Committees on a specified basis. The amount and other resources to be made available to local bodies shall be as determined by the Local Body Financial Commission and Arrangements will be made to allocate additional funds to local bodies for local infrastructure based on resource mobilization and performance. 7.4.5 Land Acquisition Before the implementation of the project, the process of land acquisition and transfer of land ownership to the project will be established. The families who are completely displaced by the land transfer will be provided with a basis for living through resettlement or other arrangements. 7.4.6 Budget Arrangement System The lump sum grant provided every year to District Development Committees, Municipalities and Village Development Committees for the construction, maintenance, maintenance and operation of local infrastructures will also include grants from all donor organizations. According to the policy determined by the Local Authority Financial Commission, the grant given to the local authority will be sent to the District Development Committee in one lump sum. 7.5. Donor Organization Support 7.5.1 In project identification and plan formulation, the following issues will be taken into account regarding the plan and district and municipality selection to be invested under the Donor Organization Support Program: Experience and effectiveness of donor organizations in the sector/sub-sector 7.5.1.3 Coordination, interaction and consensus among donor organizations 7.5.1.4 Overhead expenses of the project 7.5.1.5 Solid bases designated by the Ministry from time to time Donor organization support program Overhead expenses in the projects under this should be less than 20 percent of the total project cost. 7.5.2 Funding arrangement Even though donor agencies have different funding arrangements, the assistance provided by them will be accounted for according to the provisions of the Local Self-Government Act, 2055. Consistency will be maintained in budget headings and programs. 7.5.3 Private sector participation project management processInstead of being directly involved in the provision of services, the local bodies themselves will be encouraged to provide services through an arrangement or a contract arrangement where they can directly charge a service fee to a specific area or community. In order to provide incentives for the capacity development of the private sector in local level construction work, the right to classify contractors above the current 'D' category will be gradually delegated to the local bodies and arrangements will be made to engage consultants according to the public construction guidelines. Private investors will be gradually encouraged to build, maintain and operate all small and short-term local infrastructure development projects at the initial stage under the provisions of the existing Infrastructure Development Project Construction, Operation and Transfer Act and Government Private Partnership Policy. Provisions for construction, operation and transfer and construction and transfer will be made in the Local Self-Government Act. A simplified guide for the construction, operation and transfer related to local infrastructure development will be prepared and the private sector will be involved in the management of the currently operated local infrastructure. From the local level to the national level, information resource centers will be established at the central and district levels to facilitate data collection, processing, information formulation and flow, to make the reliability and relevance of information more reliable, and to facilitate the flow of information. 7.77.7 Technology Development and Management Considering the location of local infrastructure development projects, emphasis will be placed on the use of new technologies in addition to traditional technologies. The design of the project will be very simple, affordable to the consumer community, based on local resources and materials and can be easily imitated. A participatory research and development program will be conducted to develop appropriate and sustainable technology. A car with the appropriate technology fixed in research and developmentSpecial emphasis will be given on implementation. 7.87.8 Gender Equality and Inclusive Development Since both women and men have the main responsibility in local infrastructure development, special attention will be paid to gender equality in the formulation, implementation and operation of local infrastructure plans. Firstly, the principle of gender equality will be adopted in order to increase the participation of women in the project and to reflect the interests of women in the development of the project. The following strategy will be adopted for gender equality. 7.8.1 Analyzing the type, quantity, means and access to benefits of labor that can be done by women, men and socially neglected groups in the project. 7.8.2 To increase the participation and involvement of women, men and socially marginalized groups in project formulation and implementation. 7.8.3 Increase the participation of women, men and socially neglected groups and conduct programs to increase public awareness about the benefits of the project, provide training, increase access to information and increase social understanding. 7.97.9 Action Plan On the basis of this policy, the Ministry of Local Development will prepare and implement separate strategic plans and action plans for thematic programs related to local infrastructure. 7.10 Repeal

National Strategy for Rural Infrastructure Development, 2054 is repealed. 7.11 Policy review

The local infrastructure development policy can be reviewed every 5 years to make it effective and contemporary.