Commitment

Increase budget allocation (in NPR) for nutrition

Government / Nepal

January 2022 — December 2030

Description

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Increase financing in nutrition.

Description

The government of Nepal (GON) commits to increasing the allocation and expenditure of financial resources for nutrition, supporting children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating mothers, adults and elderly people across the country. The GON has committed to providing a separate budget code. Disbursements for nutrition interventions will increase from ₨9,499 million to approximately 10,781 million per annum (a total of 97,032 million over the next nine years from 2022 to 2030).

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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SMARTness index
High
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Details

Target population characteristic
  • Ability
  • Age or life course stage/status
  • Community geography
  • Ethnic group
  • Gender identity
  • Socioeconomic status
Global nutrition target(s)
Salt/sodium intake
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Enabling > Financial
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
  • 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing
  • Food systems
  • Health

Measurement

Key indicator Budget allocation
Measurement plan Collect own data
Value Measurement date
Baseline NPR 9,499,000,000 2021
Target NPR 10,781,000,000 December 2030

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