The political change of 2046 created an investment environment in the country. In the name of poverty alleviation, donor countries were increasing financial and technical support. Donors were providing more than 100 million US dollars as technical assistance to Nepal every year until the 50s.
However, the government started complaining that more than 50 percent of the amount received in the name of the poor was taken back by foreigners in the name of salary and allowances. Even now, similar questions are raised about the expenses incurred by the projects in the name of foreign consultants. 32 years ago, the same problem was rampant among us.
At that time, the fact that foreign consultants were receiving a salary of 1 to 1.5 million per year from the amount of support given by the donors was made public . The report titled "Technical Assistance in Nepal: An Agenda for Change" mentioned the benefits of foreign salaries. Nepal had received 1 billion US dollars in technical assistance and 4 billion US dollars in capital expenditure in 20 years from the 1930s. Through the report prepared by the National Planning Commission on Foreign Aid, the government was dissatisfied after the fact that most of the aid was going there according to the agreements with donor countries and organizations.
When the government was dissatisfied with the policy of taking a large part of the aid coming in the name of the poor of Nepal to foreigners, a public question was raised . That is why the then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala expressed his dissatisfaction and indicated a change in foreign aid policy . Speaking at a foreign aid program, he expressed his intention to change the foreign aid policy.
"As much aid has been given to the country in the name of poverty, the aid donors have become rich," said the senior officials of the National Planning Commission. In particular, in a report prepared by the commission, it was mentioned that half of the aid will be taken by foreigners. Only 1 to 2 percent of the salary received by foreign consultants was being received by special employees of Nepal .
In the fiscal year 2048/049, 2,533 foreigners were working in Nepal's projects. On the basis of bilateral or multilateral agreements, experts, volunteers, consultants who come by 'bidding' contracts were working in Nepal . Nepal was forced to take care of such people as it was stipulated that the donor should be given a job at the time of providing the aid money.
Khemraj Nepal, spokesperson of the National Planning Commission, said that a large amount of aid is spent on donors. He said that 50 percent of the aid will be spent on consultants, 20 percent on foreign training, 20 percent on supplies and equipment, and the rest on local technicians. Officials of the Ministry of Education said that the only achievements that Nepal will get are cars, computer data and the knowledge of local support staff.
That is why the Technical Assistance Assessment and Coordination Project (TCAC) report prepared by the Planning Commission suggested that the assistance received from bilateral and multilateral agreements should be spent on local knowledge and technology development to support work related to poverty.
How is the amount of foreign aid being spent? Has it contributed to poverty alleviation? How has the foreigner taken back the aid amount? Journalist Narayan Wagle, including the government's opinion on what could be the solution to this, published a news titled 'Demand for change in foreign aid policy' by Kantipur Dainik on 14th March 2050.
Presentation: Rishiram Paudyal
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