Public Participation in Planning and Implementation of Local Government: Evidence from Karnali Province, Nepal
- Author Tej Bahadur Karki
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- Country : Nepal
- Subject : Sociology
Keywords : Local government, Nepal, Participation, Planning, Public
Abstract
Public participation refers to the participation in decisions on specific activities, concerning plans, programs and policies. In democratic system, people should have a right of access to information, participation and decision. The Constitution of Nepal 2015 establishes a federal government structure with three levels of government: Federal, Provincial and Local. Now all these levels of government have been functioning and providing service to public following the principles of ‘public participation’ in all activities. In this concern, the aim of this study was to identify the practice of public participation in planning and implementation of local government’s program. The study was based on the qualitative design. It has used the Focus Group Discussion and Key Informants Interview with the Dalit communities of Kapurkot and Triveni Rural Municipality of Salyan district. The result shows that there was weak participation of women and Dalit community in policy, planning and implementation of program of local government. Only around one in four participants reported their participation in government’s activities. Considering the three pillar principals of public participation, all women and Dalit people have right to participate in all three stages – i) right to information, ii) right to participate in decision making process, and iii) right to justice. Though majority (more than 90%) were still struggling for the 1st stage – right to information. So, the participants suggested to increase the participation of the women, Dalit and marginalized group members in such programs related to the planning, decision making and program implementation in the community level.
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