The policy analysis team will be guided by a steering committee and working teams formed by the MoAC. The Steering Committee, led by the Secretary of the MoAC, will review the study process, provide inputs to the study team, periodically appraise the study progress and review and provide feedback on the draft report. It will approve the final output/reports to be submitted by the lead agency and recommend to the government through the MoAC for necessary action. The working teams will support and assist the lead agency in policy analysis and in maintaining linkages, coordination and collaboration with related agencies.
 

Steering Committee

Position	Name	Post	Organization
Chairperson	Mr Tek Bahadur Thapa	Secretary	MoAC
Member	Dr Purushottam Mainali	Joint Secretary and NFP	MoAC
Member	Dr Ram Prakash Yadav	Vice Chairperson	Poverty Alleviation Fund
Member	Mr Basudev Dahal	Executive Director	IIDS
Member	Mr Shrikrishna Upadhyay	Chairperson	SAPPROS
Member	Mr Tirth Prasad Gyewali	Executive Director	South Asia Partnership (SAP)/Nepal
Member	Dr Pius Raj Mishra	Executive Director	CEPREAD
Member	Dr Ava Darshan Shrestha	Member, Executive Board	SAMANATA
Member	Dr Birendra Bir Basnyat	Member Secretary	CPAD

Working Committee

Position	Name	Post	Organization
Coordinator	Dr Purushottam Mainali	Joint Secretary and NFP	MoAC
Member	Dr Ram Prakash Yadav	Vice Chairperson	PAF
Member	Mr Basudev Dahal	Executive Director	IIDS
Member	Mr Shrikrishna Upadhyay	Chairperson	SAPPROS
Member	Mr Tirth Prasad Gyewali	Executive Director	SAP Nepal
Member	Dr Pius Raj Mishra	Executive Director	CEPREAD
Member	Dr Ava Darshan Shrestha	Board Member	SAMANATA
Member	Dr Birendra Bir Basnyat	Member Secretary	CPAD
Member Secretary	Dr Shiddi Ganesh Shrestha	Sr Agricultural Officer	MoAC

Other Authorities

Name	Post	Organization
Mr Suresh Kumar Verma	Acting Secretary	Nepal Trust Fund, Kathmandu
Dr Hari Krishna Upadhyaya	Policy Facilitator	FAO/RAP, Bangkok
Mr Bashu Aryal	Programme Coordinator	IFAD Country Office, Lalitpur, Nepal
Mr Ronald Hartman	Country Programme Manager	IFAD Country Office, Asia & the Pacific Division, Rome, Italy
Mr Laxman Gautam	Asst. Resident Representative	FAO/Nepal
Dr Mohan Man Sainju	Chairperson	IIDS
Mr Shankar Aryal	Researcher	IIDS
Mr Anil Shrestha	Researcher	IIDS
Mr Asheshwar Jha	Consultant	IIDS
Dr Ram Pratap Sah	Consultant	IIDS
Dr Ava Darshan Shrestha	Board Member	SAMANATA
Dr Govind Koirala	Consultant	SAMANATA
Dr Birendra Bir Basnyat	Member Secretary	CPAD
Dr Devendra Prasad Chapagain	Consultant	CPAD