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Center 2: Center for Governance and Federal Affairs Policy Dr. Man Bahadur Bishwakarma Dr. Man Bahadur Bishwakarma has completed his postdoc research on food security as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar (2016/17) at Brandeis University, USA. He obtained PhD in Social Inclusion in Microfinance in 2010 from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He did postgraduate diploma in Social Studies from the ISS, Netherlands (2004), MA (Economics) in Rural and Cooperative Development (2000) and MBA (1991) in financial management from Tribhuvan University, Diploma (1997) in Agro-Cooperatives Management from Japan. He has long working experience with various international development agencies such as GTZ, Save the Children, UNICEF, CWS UK, UNDP among others. He has experiences on conflict, peace and constitution building process as he led the Constitutional Dialogue Centre/UNDP during the Constitutional Assembly-I. In 2010, he rejoined the public service of Nepal as a joint secretary and served as the Director General for Labour Department, Chief District Officer in several districts, Secretary for provincial Government of Lumbeni and Karnali; and the Principal Secretary for Bagamati province. He took retirement in April 2021. He has been serving as a visiting faculty for MPhil Programme (Education) and MBA-BF Programme of Tribhuvan University and written a dozen of text books for college students and several books on development issues including social inclusion in microfinance and eradication of hunger. Mr. Gangadutta Awasthi Awasthi has served Government of Nepal (GoN) more than 40 years in different capacities. After retirement from GON service he has been working as a freelance consultant. He has undertaken studies on federalism, governance including local governance, local level planning local revenue mobilization, M&E and O&M studies, besides contributing to formulation of guidelines and handbooks for local government officials. He has also worked as a trainer in his areas of expertise to different levels of government and non-government stakeholders. Prof. Dr. Shree Krishna Shrestha Prof Shree Krishna Shrestha, a PhD, has involved in teaching Public Management and Governance since for 42 years. He was involved with various governance initiatives undertaken by GoN supported by multilateral agencies such as ADB and World Bank. He led Pro Public, a national non-governmental organization dedicated to public interest and governance for two decades. He has conducted a number of studies and published numerous articles on public service delivery, integrity, ethics and governance in various forums. Dr. Bimala Rai Paudyal Dr. Bimala Rai Paudyal is Member of National Assembly of Federal Parliament of Nepal. She holds a PhD in Development Studies from Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, Netherlands; an MA in Economics and Management of Rural Development; a Post Graduate Diploma in Development Administration from Manchester University, UK; and a BSC in Agriculture Economics from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Prior to this position, Bimala served as a member of the National Planning Commission of the Government of Nepal. She is associated with the Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) of Nepal as an adjunct Professor of Development Studies. She represents Nepal in Climate Parliament and International Parliamentary Network for Education (IPNEd). She has worked with government agencies, INGOs, bilateral organisations and NGOs. After the devastating earthquake of April 2015 in Nepal, Bimala Rai Paudyal took lead responsibility of coordinating the Post Disaster Need Assessment (PDNA) thematic teams of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion; Social Protection; and Forestry and Environment Conservation. She also contributed in the formulation of the Post-Earthquake Early Recovery Strategy and Reconstruction Policy with focus on mainstreaming gender equality and empowerment of women, livelihoods recovery, social rehabilitation and resilience building. Bimala is associated with a number of public institutions. Most notable positions include Board of Directors for the Centre for Peoples and Forest (RECOFTC) for six years (2011-2017) and Alliance for Social Dialogue, Nepal programme on Open Society Foundation for three years (2015-2018). She has also been one of the members of High-Level Task Team in Organic Agriculture and a member of civil society advisory group for UN Women in Nepal (2016-2018). She has undertaken extensive research and has number of publications on mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion; climate smart agriculture; natural resource governance; disaster risk reduction; and post-earthquake reconstruction. She is an occasional peer reviewer of international journals including European Journal of Development Research (EJDR) and Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies. Mr. Leela Mani Paudyal Mr Leela Mani Paudyal served 32 years in different public offices. Formerly he served as the Chief Secretary of GoN, Nepalese ambassador to China, Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Information and Communication, and the Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation. He has served as Consul General of Nepal to Lhasa of China. Currently Paudyal is engaged in social activities including river cleanup campaigns; talk shows at universities and training academies on public policy, foreign relation, governance, integrity, leadership and positive thinking. An occasional opinion writer, he also involves in social dialogue, interviews, interactions and debates in contemporary issues. Paudyal holds Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. Paudyal has general interest in philanthropy, travelling, Yoga and meditation. Mr. Krishna Gyawali Mr Krishna Gyawali served as Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Environment, and the Ministry of Local Development, and as Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, where he headed the Foreign Aid Coordination Division, over a career spanning more than 29 years in Nepal’s civil service. Upon retirement in 2014, Mr. Gyawali was appointed by GoN as the National Coordinator of Nepal for MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation), a US government aid agency mandated to boost growth and reduce poverty in developing countries. Mr. Gyawali served on UN peacekeeping missions as a UN Volunteer in Cambodia, South Africa, East Timor and Kosovo. He also worked at the BBC Nepali Service in London (1995-1996). Mr. Gyawali holds Master’s degrees in Political Science and Public Administration from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, and in Development Administration from the University of Birmingham, UK. He was a Hubert Humphrey Fellow in Economic Development at the Michigan State University, US. He holds an undergraduate degree in Sanskrit and Law from Tribhuvan University, and has attended an executive course on Leadership in Development at the Harvard Kennedy School. Mr. Gyawali’s main area of expertise is governance, policy and the political economy analysis of development. He has published widely in journals, magazines and newspapers spanning these thematic areas.
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केन्द्र २: शासकीय प्रबन्ध तथा सङ्घीय मामिला नीति अध्ययन केन्द्र सामुदायिक विवाद समाधानको लागि स्थानीय न्यायीक समितिको भूमिका Building a Socialism-Oriented State from Ground-Up: A Perspective Paper on the Local Government in Nepal विद्यालय शिक्षाको गुणस्तर अभिवृद्विका लागि शिक्षकको पेशागत विकास नेपालमा लोकतन्त्रको सुदृढीकरणका लागि राजनीतिक दलको संस्थागत विकाससम्बन्धी अध्ययन Reflecting on Public Policy Landscape in Nepal Policymaking on Governance and Service Delivery in Nepal मानबहादुर विश्वकर्मा, पीएचडी डा. मानबहादुर विश्वकार्माले सन् २०१० मा त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालयबाट सामाजिक समावेशीकरण र लघुवित्त विषयमा विध्यावारिधि गर्नुभएको छ भने संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाको Brandeis University को Fulbright Visiting Scholar 2016/17 को रूपमा खाद्य सुरक्षामा post-doctorate अनुसन्धान गर्नु भएको छ । सन् २००४ मा उहाँले नेदरल्याण्डको International Institute of Social Studies बाट सामाजिक अध्ययनमा पोस्ट ग्र्याजुएट डिप्लोमा, सन् २००० मा अर्थशास्त्रमा स्नातकोत्तर सन् २०९१ मा सोही विश्वविद्यालयबाट वित्तीय व्यस्थापनमा स्नातकोत्तर र सन् १९९७ मा जापानबाट कृषि सहकारी विषयमा डिप्लोमा तहको अध्ययन पूरा गर्नुभएको छ । उहाँले जीटीजेड, सेभ द चिल्ड्रेन, यूनिसेफ, सीडब्ल्यूएस यूके, यूएनडीपी लगायत विभिन्न अन्तराष्ट्रिय सहयोग नियोगहरूमा लामो समयसम्म कार्य गर्नुभएको छ । नेपालको पहिलो संविधान सभाको अवधिमा यूएनडीपीले सहयोग गरेको संवैधानिक संवाद केन्द्रको नेतृत्व गर्नुभएकाले समेत उहाँमा द्वन्द्व, शान्ति र संविधान निर्माण प्रक्रिया जस्ता विषयमा विशेष अनुभव रहेको छ । सन् २०१० मा उहाँले सह-सचिवको रूपमा नेपालको निजामती सेवा प्रवेश गर्नु भएको थियो भने तत्पश्चात् श्रम विभागको महानिर्देशक, विभिन्न जिल्लाहरूमा प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारी र प्रदेश सरकारका सचिवको रूपमा सेवा गर्नुभएको छ । सन् २०२१ मा निजामती सेवाबाट अवकाश पश्चात् उहाँले त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालयमा स्नातकोत्तर र एमफिल तहमा अध्यापन गर्दै आउनुभएको छ । डा. विश्वकर्माका महाविद्यालय तहका र विकास तथा लघुवित्तमा सामाजिक समावेशीकरण तथा भोकमरी उन्मूलनसँग सम्बन्धित दर्जन बढि पुस्तकहरू प्रकाशित छन् । श्री गङ्गादत्त अवस्थी श्री गंगादत्त अवस्थीसँग सरकारी सेवाको विभिन्न पदमा रही ४० वर्ष भन्दा बढिको कार्यानुभव रहेको छ । अवकाश पश्चात उहाँ स्वतन्त्र परामर्शदाताको रूपमा काम गर्दै आउनुभएको छ । श्री अवस्थीले संघीयता, नेपालको स्थानीय तहसमेतको सुशासन र योजना तर्जुमा, स्थानीय राजश्व परिचालन, संगठन तथा व्यवस्थापन, अनुगमन तथा मुल्यांकन लगायतका क्षेत्रहरूमा अध्ययन अध्यापन गर्नुका साथै स्थानीय तहका लागि आवश्यक निर्देशिका र हातेपुस्तिकाहरू निर्माणमा योगदान गर्नु भएको छ । साथै, उहाँले आफ्नो विज्ञता भएको क्षेत्रमा सरकारी र गैर-सरकारी सरोकारवालाहरूलाई तालिम दिदैं पनि आउनुभएको छ । प्रा. श्रीकृष्ण श्रेष्ठ, पीएचडी प्रा. श्रीकृष्ण श्रेष्ठ ४२ वर्ष देखि सार्वजनिक प्रशासन र सुशासन प्राध्यापन गर्दै आउनु भएको छ । उहाँले एसियाली विकास बैंक र विश्व बैंक लगायतका वहुपक्षीय निकायहरूको सहयोगमा संचालित नेपाल सरकारका सुशासन सम्बन्धी धेरै कार्यक्रमहरूमा संलग्न भई कार्य गर्नु भएको छ । उहाँले दुई दशकसम्म प्रो-पब्लिकको (सार्वजनिक हित र सुशासन सम्बन्धी कार्य गर्ने गैरसरकारी संस्था) नेतृत्व गर्नु भएको छ भने सार्वजनिक सेवा प्रवाह, सत्यनिष्ठा र सुशासन सम्बन्धि विविध अध्ययन गर्नुका साथै विभिन्न मंचहरूमा उहाँका सो सम्बन्धी लेख तथा पुस्तकहरू प्रकाशित छन् ।