National Planning Commissionराष्ट्रिय योजना आयोग

What does it do?

• “The National Planning Commission (NPC) is the specialized and apex advisory body of the Government of Nepal for formulating a national vision, development policy, periodic plans and sectoral policies for overall development of the nation.” npc.gov.np Introduction and History (English interface)
• “It serves as a central agency for monitoring and evaluating development policy, plans and programs.” npc.gov.np Introduction and History (English interface)
• Formed as a specialised body of the Government of Nepal to formulate long-term development policy and plans, facilitate their implementation, and monitor and evaluate them. giwmscdnone.gov.np Formation and Operation Order 2074, s.3(1)

Which law set it up?

What the law says is summarised with section numbers, not quoted, because text copied from the official PDFs is not reliable.

Law

राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोग (गठन तथा कार्य सञ्चालन) आदेश, २०७४राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोग (गठन तथा कार्य सञ्चालन) आदेश, २०७४

Section

Section 3(1) (आयोगको गठन)

Official text

npc.gov.np

History

“The Planning Commission was first created in Nepal in 1956.” npc.gov.np Introduction and History (English interface)

Who leads it and who oversees it?

Head

Dr. Gunakar Bhatta, Vice-Chairperson (full-time; the Chairperson is the Prime Minister) npc.gov.np Checked 2026-10-16

Falls under

Not a ministry body. The Nepali introduction page states the NPC sits under the National Development Council (राष्ट्रिय विकास परिषद् अन्तर्गत रहेको); the order (s.3(2)(a)) makes the Prime Minister its chair.

Website

npc.gov.np

What could we not establish?

• No Act creates the NPC; it rests on an executive order. No English title for the order was found on an official page.राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोग कुनै ऐनबाट नभई कार्यकारी आदेशबाट स्थापित छ। आधिकारिक पृष्ठमा आदेशको अंग्रेजी शीर्षक भेटिएन।
• The English intro refers to an executive order issued in 2018; the base order on file is dated 2074 BS. The law library now includes an analysis of the 2080 second amendment. Review of the 2075 amendment and reconciliation of the agency website's six-member description with the amended order remain unfinished; this profile does not verify the current composition.अंग्रेजी परिचयमा सन् २०१८ मा जारी कार्यकारी आदेशको उल्लेख छ; अभिलेखमा रहेको मूल आदेशको मिति २०७४ साल हो। कानून सङ्ग्रहमा अहिले २०८० को दोस्रो संशोधनको विश्लेषण छ। २०७५ को संशोधनको समीक्षा तथा निकायको वेबसाइटमा रहेको छ सदस्यको विवरणलाई संशोधित आदेशसँग मिलान गर्ने काम बाँकी छ; यस विवरणले हालको संरचना पुष्टि गर्दैन।
• The NPC's own 'List of all Vice-Chairpersons' page ends at entry 26 (Dr. Biswo Nath Poudel, 2078) and does not list the current Vice-Chairperson. The current Vice-Chair name comes only from the home page leadership block.आयोगको उपाध्यक्षहरूको सूची डा. विश्वनाथ पौडेल (२०७८) को २६औँ प्रविष्टिमा टुङ्गिन्छ र हालका उपाध्यक्षको नाम समावेश छैन। हालका उपाध्यक्षको नाम गृहपृष्ठको नेतृत्व खण्डबाट मात्र लिइएको हो।