Section 11
Formation Of The Board Of Governors
(1) There shall be a Board of Governors to operate, supervise and manage all the business to be performed by the Fund to carry out its’ objectives.
(2) The Board of Governors shall consist of the following members;
(a) Prime- Minister – Chairperson
(b) A person nominated by the Government of Nepal as referred to in Section 12 from amongst the persons who have rendered a conspicuous contribution in the field of poverty alleviation in national level along with having at least seven years of experience in the said field after obtaining, at least a Master’s degree Vice-Chairperson
(c) Secretary, secretariat of Nation Planning Commission -Member
(d) Chairperson, Association of District Development Committees – Member
(e) Chairperson, Association of Village Development Committees – Member
(f) Chairperson, National Women Commission -Member
(g) Chairperson, National Dalit Commission -Member
(h) Five persons including at least a woman nominated by the Government of Nepal from
amongst the persons who hold reputation in national life after having rendered a  significant contribution in the field of poverty alleviation and from amongst the persons of group or region which is not properly represented in national life – Member
(3) The government of Nepal shall, while nominating a Member pursuant to Clause (h) of Sub-section (2), nominate from amongst the persons who have rendered a contribution of at least Seven years in the
field of poverty alleviation after having obtained a Masters degree.
(4) The tenure of office of a Member nominated pursuant to Clauses (b) and (h) of Sub-section (2) shall be Four years. He/she may be eligible for re- nomination.
(5) The Government of Nepal shall, while nominating a member pursuant to Clauses (b) and (h) of Sub-section 2, nominate from amongst apolitical and professional persons.
(6) The Fund may, as per necessity, invite the person related to poverty alleviation activities and the experts of concerned subject matter in the meeting of Committee to take part as an observer.
(7) The Committee may, as per necessity, constitute an Advisory Committee of the representatives from concerned organization in order to coordinate programmes related to the mobilization of external resource and
means and to make more effective to the poverty alleviation programmes.
(8) The Executive Director of the Fund shall be the Secretary of the Committee.