
The Policy Research Institute submitted its Annual Report for FY 2023/24 to the Government of Nepal.
Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singhadurbar
Section 24(1) of the Policy Research Institute Formation Order 2075 requires that the annual report of the Institute be submitted to the Government of Nepal. The annual report of the Institute for the FY 2023/2024 was handed over to the Chief Secretary of the Government of Nepal, Mr Ek Narayan Aryal, by Prof Dr Lekhnath Sharma, Executive Chairman of the Policy Research Institute, in a ceremony held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singhadurbar.
While handing over the Institute’s Annual Report, Executive Chairman Dr Sharma also made brief introductory remarks on the activities undertaken by the Institute in FY 2023/2024. The 212-page report contains a summary of the activity, an introduction to the Institute, human resources, quality assurance mechanisms, processes and tools, programs and achievements, a financial report, challenges and opportunities, and seven schedules.
The Chief Secretary thanked the Institute for its activities and progress and suggested that the Institute give priority to the government’s research requests and needs. Senior research Fellows from the Policy Research Institute and officials from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers attended the ceremony.
Attendance
Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Mr Ek Narayan Aryal (Chief Secretary)
Mr Raj Kumar Shrestha (Secretary)
Mr Fanindra Gautam (Secretary)
Dr Kiran Rupakheti (Joint Secretary)
Mr Prem Prasad Acharya (Joint Secretary)
Mr Binod Bahadur Kunwar (Joint Secretary)
Mr Yamlal Bhusal (Joint Secretary)
Ms Shiva Devi Dahal (Joint Secretary)
Policy Research Institute
Prof Dr Lekhnath Sharma (Executive Chairperson)
Mr Laxman Bhattarai (Office Manager)
Dr Hari Sharma Neupane (Head of Research Department)
Dr Khagnath Adhikari (Senior Research Fellow)
Dr Mukti Rijal (Senior Research Fellow)
Mr Bimal Chandra Sharma (Library Management Coordinator)