TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

• Has implemented (2010-2015) Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) program in order to
more effectively prevent trafficking, protect survivors and prosecute human traffickers with
key results achieved.
• Reaffirmed the effective implementation of SAARC Convention against trafficking in women
with necessary revision forwarded by SAARC Summit in 2014 by virtue of building
institutional capacity, cross-border cooperation and broad-based collaboration.
• Prepared the Implementation Plan of NPA 2011-2021 and initiated implementation of it.
Other Key Initiatives Relevant to Combat TIP
• Formulated ‘Sex and Gender-based Violence and Gender Empowerment Strategy and Work
Plan (2012/13-2016/17)” in 2011 and has been in implementation since then.
• Established a “GBV Elimination Fund” in 2010 to provide immediate funds for rescue,
medical support, legal aid, counseling and rehabilitation for survivors of Gender based
Violence (GBV). The Enforcement of the ‘Single Women Security Fund Rules’ and
institutionalization of a ‘Single Women Security Fund’ for the protection and empowerment
of single women have been put into effect.
5.4 Anti-Trafficking Budget, Activities and Programs
5.4.1 Status of Gender Responsive Budget
One of the GoN’s important initiatives to empower women is through making national budget more
gender responsive. The GoN has initiated classification of national budget into directly gender
responsive, indirectly gender responsive and gender neutral programs since the FY 2007/08. The
MoF has formed a coordination committee led by the Joint Secretary of the Ministry to develop
gender responsive budget.
Basis of classification for Gender Responsive Budget is 10 :
• More than 50 percent of budget directly beneficial for women - Direct Responsive
• 20 to 50 percent of budget directly beneficial for women - Indirect Responsive
• Less than 20 Percent of budget beneficial for women - Neutral
Data show that GoN has been continually increasing the share of budget in programs directly or
indirectly gender responsive (Table 5.1). Conversely, it has been gradually reducing the share of
budget in programs which is gender neutral over the years. The proportion of budget allocated for
programs directly gender responsive, for example, increased from 11 percent in FY 2007/08 to
nearly 22 percent in the FY 2014/15. Conversely, the proportion of budget allocated for programs
that are gender neutral declined from 56 percent in the FY 2007/08 to 33 percent in the FY 2014/15.
Table 5.1 Nepal’s Budget by Gender Responsive Status (Rs. in Billion)
Fiscal year Directly responsive Indirectly responsive Neutral
Rs. % Rs. % Rs. %
2007/08 19.09 11.3 56.03 33.16 93.87 55.54
2008/09 32.91 13.94 83.58 35.41 119.53 50.64
2009/10 49.56 17.30 104.16 36.43 132.32 46.27
2010/11 60.61 17.94 112.65 36.30 154.64 45.76
2011/12 73.33 19.50 176.21 45.78 135.35 35.17
2012/13 87.07 21.51 178.63 44.13 139.11 34.36
2013/14 125.55 21.75 227.30 43.94 177.4 34.31
2014/15 135.56 21.93 278.38 45.04 204.15 33.03
Source: Ministry of Finance (www.mof.gov.np/en/gender-responsive.budget (access on October 13, 2015).
10 Following five indicators are used to assess the above: i) women capacity development – 20 scores ii) women
participation in formulation and implementation of program – 20 scores; iii) women’s share in benefit – 20 scores; iv)
support in employment and income generating to women – 20 scores; and v) quality reform in time consumption and
minimization of workload to women – 20 scores.
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