PDDP IN BRIEF
ABOUT PDDP
Participatory District Development Programme (PDDP) is a follow-up to "Supporting Decentralisatsion in Nepal" (NEP/92/027), a NPC/UNDP project which worked primarily at the district-level to promote decentralised participatory development and to strengthen local governance in Nepal.
PDDP builds on the achievements of NEP/92/027 and consolidates, improves
and institutionalises participatory planning and management of development activities
starting at the community level to promote decentralised local development and sustainable
human development.
IT'S OBJECTIVES
PDDP seeks to empower people to take increasingly greater control over their own development and to enhance their capacities to mobilise and channel the resources required for poverty alleviation. PDDP works simultaneously at the local and central levels to achieve its twin objectives.
At the
micro level: PDDP provides support for improving the governance system
and social empowerment process at the village level through the development of
self-governing community institutions.
At the meso level: PDDP provides support for the strengthening of development programming and management capabilities of the District Development Committees (DDCs).
At the marco level: PDDP supports the National Planning Commission
(NPC) and the Ministry of Local Development (MLD) to formulate policies that reflect and
support local-level development initiatives.
ROGRAMME AREA
PDDP will be implemented in 30 districts. The districts implementing the programme in 1999 are:
FAR WEST: Achham, Baitadi, Dadeldhura, Kailali, Kanchanpur
MID WEST: Banke, Dailekh, Dang, Jajarkot, Pyuthan, Rukum, Salyan
WEST: Baglung, Gorkha, Kapilbastu, Kaski, Lamjung, Manang, Myagdi, Mustang, Nawalparasi, Palpa, Parbat, Rupandehi, Syangja, Tanahun
CENTRAL: Bhaktpur, Chitwan, Kavre, Nuwakot
Ten of these districts-Achham, Baitadi, Banke, Chitwan, Dang, Kaski, Kavre, Nuwakot, Parbat and Rupandehi-also receive NORAD support. Likewise, the Decentralised Planning for the Child Programme (DPCP) of UNICEF is being implemented in seven PDDP-supported districts, namely-- Achham, Chitwan, Dadeldhura, Dang, Kapilbastu, Kaski and Kavre, and UNCDF is supporting the implementation of its Local Development Fund (LDF) programme in four PDDP-supported districts-Achham, Kaski, Kavre and Rupandehi.
The people, local bodies (DDCs and VDCs), community organisations, line
agencies and NGOs of the 30 districts along with NPCS, MLD and other line ministries are
the beneficiaries of the Programme.
MAIN FEATURES
PDDP supports the HMG/N to develop the capacities of the established decentralised governance structures to institutionalise participatory and sustainable process for management of local development initiatives and to enhance equitable access to development resources.
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
The Executing Agency for PDDP is NPCS. The MLD and UNOPS are cooperating agencies.
The Executive Committee with representatives from NPC, MLD, UNDP, NORAD, UNICEF, UNCDF, EU, SNV, DANIDA, the DDCs and the Associations of the DDCs, VDCs and Municipalities, is the responsible for providing policy guidelines for programme implementation.
The Programme Management Committee with National Programme Directors and National Programme Coordinators from NPCS and MLD, a National Programme Manager from UNOPS and with representation of UNICEF, UNCDF and SNV is responsible for implementing programme activities.
There are Sub-Regional Management Committees in every development region with representation from the NPC's Regional Office and MLD's Regional Directorate as well as the PDDP's Sub-Regional Manager in the region. The Committee provide functional linkages between the Regional offices of NPC, MLD and the Programme activities and will help to backstop the DDCs of the region.
District Management Committee consisting of the DDC Chairperson, the Local Development Officer from MLD, and a District Development Advisor from UNOPS is responsible for managing and coordinating decentralised operations of the individual district-level activities.
TIME-FRAME
November 1995 to December 2001
FUNDING
UNDP; NORAD
OUTCOME
PDDP has shown that development for, of, and by the people, is affordable,
effective and sustainable. The Programme's success in the field has prompted the
Government, UNDP and other donor agencies to replicate the Programme approach in order
districts as well.
PDDP at a Glance
