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1. Course Module- Human Resource Development
Term Paper Presentation
on the Topic
MUNICIPAL REGIONAL LEARNING CENTER IS A
PLATFORM FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
Presented By
Mahendra Chapagai
Roll No.-17
Nepal

2. Introduction
• 6 municipal learning centers (Dharan, Hetauda,
Butwal, Nepalgunj, Dhangadhi and Dhulikel) of 5
development regions
• Municipal Regional Learning Centre, Mid-Region,
Hetauda was established in 2004/2005
• Secretariat office is in Hetauda
• Run by MRLC Guidelines, 2007
• Platform for 10 Municipalities (Now 34
Municipalities)
• The program was supported by UDLE, GTZ,
GIZ/SUNAG and other stakeholders ( From 2014
Depend on own self)
• Three Level
Policy Level (General Assembly)
Management Level (Directive Committee)
Operational Level (Secretariat)
MRLC
Birganj
Sub-
Metro
Kamalam
ai
Janakpur
Sub-
Metro
Jaleshwor
Malangaw
a
Gaur
Kalaiya
Hetauda
Sub-
Metro=RLC
Location
Ratnanag
ar
Bharatpur
Sub-
Metro

3. MRLC strategic plan at a glance
Impact:
Application of good governance system for qualitative and promt service delivery
Outcomes
Reviewing the process and practices
Applying learning form good practices and experiences
Cooperation, coordination and integration among urban stakeholders
Output
Best practice/Experience sharing, capacity development, ownership &
understanding of RLC,
Input
Assessment, training, sharing, learning, meeting, workshop, exposure visit

4. Objectives of the study
“Just an effective tool (network/platform of regional municipalities)
for capacity development through sharing and learning from
knowledge products (best practice/bad practice)”
Philosophy behind MRLC
• To find out the capacity development program organized by MRLC, Hetauda in
different year
• To find out the gaps as well as issues and challenges in effective implementation of
MRLC, Hetauda.
• To provide some suggestions and recommendation for future.

5. Methodology
Secondary Data
Guideline of MRLC, Hetauda, progress report published of MRLC,
Hetauda, Audit Report, thesis and report related to the study,
different articles, journals, reports, dictionaries and books related to
the study
Data Analysis and Interpretation
Program Organized By MRLC
through Capacity Development for
• urban planning and program
management
• Institutional development
• human resource management,
• urban poverty reduction,
• Community resource mobilization,
• environment development,
• project cycle and ICT application

6. S.N. Municipality Name Annual Fees Rate
FY 2070/071
(2013/2014)
1 Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City
30,000.00
-
2 Bharatpur Sub-Metropolitan City
30,000.00
120,000.00
3 Ratnanagar Municipality
15,000.00
30,100.00
4 Birgung Sub-Metropolitan City
30,000.00
30,000.00
5 Kalaiya Municipality
15,000.00
15,000.00
6 Gour Municipality
15,000.00
-
7 Malangwa Municipality
15,000.00
105,000.00
8 Kamalamai Municipality
15,000.00
55,000.00
9 Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City
20,000.00
100,000.00
10 Jaleshwor Municipality
15,000.00
15,000.00
Total Amount Rs.:- 200,000.00 470,100.00
• Training hall with 50
participants capacity
• Sound systems
• Multimedia Projector
• Laptop
• Overhead Projector
• White Board and Soft Board
• Digital Camera
• Email and internet facilities
• Studies facilities of different
affiliated municipalities
publication and information
as well as other materials
Due Affiliation Fees Infrastructures &
Facilities

9. Issues and Challenges
• Economic resources (Donner program Phase out) and
due annual affiliation fee
• Infrastructures facilities
• Revision of MRLC Guideline
• Lack of human manpower
• Motivation and working environment
• Not institutionalized
• Not integrated with the municipal system
• Lack of action plan

10. Recommendations
• Action Plan for Economic resources and due annual
affiliation fee
• Make Relation between stakeholders
• Provided grant from Ministry
• Revision of MRLC Guideline
• Improve infrastructure facilitates
• Integrated to the municipal plan and institutionalized
• Human resource planning
• Motivation and working environment
• Action plan and regular meeting

11. Conclusion
From last 12 years, there is not any elected political
representatives in municipalities of Nepal. The public
demand in service delivery system is increasing day by day.
Most of the municipalities have challenges to perform good
governance and provide better services. In this scenario,
MRLC, Hetauda is one of the regional level platform, where
regular sharing and experience exchange events (Capacity
Development) organized to identify the common problem
as well as way of solution in future