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ADB’s proposal to strengthen the land administra� on in Nepal
Item
Total
Cost
A. Asian Development Bank Financinga 1. Consultants
a. Remunera� on and Per Diem
i. Interna� onal Consultants 220.00
ii. Na� onal Consultants 10.00
b. Interna� onal and Local Travel 31.00
c. Reports and Communica� ons 5.00
2. Equipment: Computers
3. Pilot tes� ng
5.00
Data entry 7.00
b. So� ware 6.00
c. Computers 5.00
4. Miscellaneous Administra� on and Support Costs 6.00
5. Con� ngencies 5.00
Subtotal (A)
B. Government of Nepal Financing
300.00
1. Offi ce Accommoda� on and Transport 30.00
2. Staff and Offi ce Support 17.00
3. Transla� on Services 3.00
Subtotal (B) 50.00
Total 350.00
The other issue was about maintaining balance of Nepali and interna� onal
consultant to do the work. The cost earmarked for local consultant was
injus� ce, hence unacceptable for the Nepalese. The ADB Director agreed
to revise the proposal, and subsequently, added US$ 50,000, increasing the
budget from US$ 350, 000 to US$ 400,000. The only change made was in
remunera� on and per diem of Nepali consultants’ budget that went up from
US$ 10,000 to 40,000, which s� ll stopped short of doing jus� ce to Nepalese
consultants. The above proposal shows how aid is disbursed to Nepal and
how they are spent and who are the real benefi ciaries.
So far, in my study, there has been no direct support from bi-lateral
organiza� on for land reform, yet s� ll several organiza� ons have invested in
the study of land reform in Nepal. Recently DFID hired one interna� onal and
two na� onal consultants to conduct a study and published the study report
on ‘Land Reform in Nepal, where is it coming from and where is it going?’ in
English language and Nepali as well.
WWF is extending support to Nepal government but its interest is to
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Changing paradigms of aid eff ec� veness in Nepal