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Chapter- 1 Preliminary

Chapter- 1 Preliminary
1. Short title and Commencement :

(1) This Act may be called “Poverty Alleviation Fund Act, 2063 (2006).”
(2) This Act shall be deemed to have been commenced on 28th Shrawan 2063 (13 August 2006).
2. Definition : Unless the subject or context otherwise requires; in this Act;
(a) “Fund” means Poverty Alleviation Fund established pursuant to Section 3.
(b) ” Poverty alleviation programme” means the programme pursuant to Section 6.
(c) “Poor” means a person or a group remained below the national or regional poverty line prescribed by Nepal Government as per necessity from time to time under the set standard; remained
backward on the basis of human development indicators such as education and health etc; and excluded from the national development process on the grounds of particular gender or social group.
(d) “Partner organization” means the local Bodies constituted under the Local Self-Governance Act, 2055 and this term also includes any other institution established under the prevailing law for the purpose
of conducting poverty alleviation programme.
(e) “Community organization” means the community based organizations having the objectives of poverty alleviation which are registered pursuant to Section 10 on the basis of the criteria set by the Fund.
(f) “Social mobilization” means the process, to make the poor of particular group or community action oriented in order to improve their own livelihoods by increasing their awareness ; to enable them
to participate in decision making process in organized or collective way and to build up their skill and capacity.
(g) “Committee” means the Board of Governors of the Fund constituted pursuant to Section 11.
(h) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Committee.
(i) “Vice-chairperson” means the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee.
(j) “Member” means a member of the Committee and this term also
includes the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Committee.
(k) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Fund
appointed pursuant to Section 19.
(l) “Staffs” means staffs of the Fund.
(m) “Prescribed” or “as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in
the Rules made under this Act

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