Journal of Management and Development Studies

Rojan BaniyaAssistant Professor, Kathmandu University School of ManagementKirtika PaudelKathmandu University School of Management

Yogendra Kumar KarkiJoint Secretary, Ministry of Agricultural Development, NepalPunya Prasad RegmiProfessor, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Gopi KhanalJoint Secretary, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Nepal

Edoardo MonacoHong Kong Baptist University & Beijing Normal University, United International College (UIC), Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China

M. GaltimaDepartment of Geography, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola-NigeriaA. A. TafidaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola-Nigeria

Numerous inter-related social and institutional factors are causing concern as to effective responses to the increasing number and severity of forest and wildfires in Nepal, due in similar measure to socio-cultural, politico-bureaucratic as well as global climatic issues.

The Government of Nepal has adopted various policies, plans and programs to curb corruption over the years. However, Transparency International (2015) showed that there is a high level of corruption in Nepal. Bearing such aspect in the mind, the study aims to analyse level, pattern and trend of corruption in Nepal by analysing the cases published by Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority in its annual reports from 2005 to 2015.

The present study examines the status of Human Development Index (HDI) for 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 for seven provinces of Nepal and projected for 2016, 2021, 2026. Base data are obtained from Nepal Human Development Reports (HDR)1998, 2004, 2009 and 2014. The HDI value for the Province 1, 3, 4 and 5 are relatively higher than national average and that for Province 6 is least followed by Province 2 and Province 7. The largest HDI value for 1996 is 0.499 for Province 1, in 2001 is 0.508 for Province 4, in2006 is 0.558 for Province 3 and in 2011is 0.560 for Province.

This paper examines the contribution of fiscal decentralization on reducing human poverty in the districts of Nepal. Development landscape of twenty-first century has changed with more focus on human-centric development under the umbrella of human development. Accordingly, the broader goal of development is not only to increase the economic growth but also to enlarge the choices of people. The key finding of this paper is that the ongoing efforts on fiscal decentralization are supportive to reduce the human poverty in the districts.