An interaction of the Policy Research Institution with the Honorable Members of the Federal Parliament was held
March 21, 2024 | Federal Parliament Secretariat, Singh Durbar
A program of interaction between the Policy Research Institute and honorable members of the Federal Parliament has been organized under the auspices of the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Parliamentary Training Branch. A total of 60 h
onorable members of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly participated in the program which was chaired by the Honorable Ms. Indira Rana, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. The program, a part of a series of regular MP-Expert interactions organized by the Federal Parliament Secretariat, was conducted by the Joint Secretary of the Secretariat Ms. Nirmala Devi Lamichhane.
In the program, the team of the Policy Research Institute made a presentation on “PRI, Research and Policy Recommendations”. The first segment of the presentation covered the themes of the introduction of policy research, development of the institute, policy research framework, autonomy and quality of research, direct state investment in policy research, and the stability, strengthening, and possibilities of the expansion of service of the institution. In the second segment, the key findings and policy recommendations of various research completed by the institute were presented. The presentation was made by Mr. Laxman Bhattarai, Dr. Deepak Kumar Khadka, and Dr. Hari Sharma Neupane.
After the presentation, the honorable members asked questions about the findings of the research and spoke enthusiastically about the new topics for the policy research; sources, and access to facts and information relevant to the discussion of bills presented to the subject committees of Parliament; the need for a new bill in the context of the policy research institute’s bill being inactive; theoretical aspect of the autonomy or semi-autonomy of government think tanks; the need for the government to immediately fill the vacant leadership positions in the institute, and so on. Honorable members also promised to provide necessary support from their side to the institute. Answering the questions asked by the Honorable members regarding the specific findings of the research done by the institute, the Heads of the various research centers at the Policy Research Institute, Dr. Kalpana Khanal, Dr. Mukti Rijal, Dr. Khaganath Adhikari, Dr. Hari Sharma Neupane and Dr. Deepak Kumar Khadka elaborated the findings and also shared the currently ongoing research.
In the concluding part of the program, Mr. Sudarshan Khadka, Secretary of the Federal Parliament Secretariat, mentioned the MoU signed recently (February 28, 2024) between the Federal Parliament Secretariat and the Policy Research Institute for research collaboration and mutual assistance in access to research resources and also cooperation among the Institute, the Federal Parliament Secretariat, and the Parliamentary Subject Committees. He expressed his belief that the interaction with honorable MPs will be organized regularly in the future as well. He also requested the honorable members to make efforts to expand the existing meager research service structure in the secretariat. In the end, Hon’ble Deputy Speaker Mr. Indira Rana concluded the program by speaking on urgent issues of research, the need for investment in research, the need for study culture in parliamentarians, and the importance of interaction of the members of parliament with experts.
Through this interactive program, the Policy Research Institute has garnered a list of urgent and relevant topics for policy research and also has become cognizant of the huge expectation of the members of parliament regarding the facts and evidence generated by rigorous policy research. Most importantly, the institute has earned the unanimous support of the honorable members for the institutional stability and development of the institute.
Participation
Members of the National Assembly
Hon. Krishna Bahadur Rokaya
Hon. Durga Gurung
Hon. Narayan Datta Bhatta
Hon. Yubaraj Sharma
Members of the House of Representative
Hon. Indira Rana
Hon. Achyut Prasad Mainali
Hon. Anjani Shrestha
Hon. Asma Kumari Chaudhary
Hon. Ishwari Gharti
Hon. Umarawati Devi
Hon. Urmila Majhi
Hon. Kalpana Chaudhary
Hon. Kiran Kumar Sah
Hon. Goma Labh Sapkota
Hon. Javeda Khatun Jaga
Hon. Thakur Prasad Gaire
Hon. Teju Lal Chaudhary
Hon. Dr. Tosima Karki
Hon. Dilendra Prasad Badu
Hon. Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
Hon. Nagina Yadav
Hon. Narayani Sharma
Hon. Nirmala Koirala
Hon. Nisha Dangi
Hon. Purna Bahadur Gharti Magar
Hon. Prakash Adhikari
Hon. Pratima Gautam
Hon. Pratikchhya Tiwari
Hon. Prem Suwal
Hon. Badri Prasad Pandey
Hon. Bindabasini Kansakar
Hon. Bina Devi
Hon. Manish Jha
Hon. Madhav Sapkota
Hon. Mina Tamang
Hon. Mukta Kumari Yadav
Hon. Menaka Kumari Pokhrel
Hon. Maina Karki
Hon. Raghuji Pant
Hon. Rana Kumari Balampaki Magar
Hon. Ranju Kumari Jha
Hon. Rama Koirala Poudyal
Hon. Rukmani Rana Baraili
Hon. Rekha Yadav
Hon. Lakshmi Tiwari
Hon. Lekh Nath Dahal
Hon. Bidya Bhattarai
Hon. Bina Lama
Hon. Binita Kumari Singh
Hon. Shanti Shrestha
Hon. Sher Bahadur Kunwar
Hon. Saraswati Bajimaya
Hon. Sarita Prasai
Hon. Sarita Bhusal
Hon. Sita Kumari Rana
Hon. Sita Mijar
Hon. Sushila Thing
Hon. Sobita Gautam
Hon. Sanjay Kumar Gautam
Officers at the Federal Parliament Secretariat
Mr. Sudarshan Khadka
Ms. Babita Mishra
Ms. Nirmala Devi Lamichhane
Mr. Nagendra Prasad Chaudhary
Policy Research Institute
Mr. Laxman Bhattarai
Dr. Hari Sharma Neupane
Dr. Deepak Kumar Khadka
Dr. Mukti Rijal
Dr. Khaga Nath Adhikari
Dr. Kalpana Khanal
Dr. Giriraj Sharma
Dr. Manita Kusi
Mr. Gopal Acharya
Ms. Rija Manandhar
Mr. Dipendra Panta
Mr. Bimal Chandra Sharma
Ms. Jyoti Luintel