Policy Research Institute - PRI (नीति अनुसन्धान प्रतिष्ठान)

Policy Research Institute (PRI) is a think tank of the government of Nepal formed pursuant to the Policy Research Institute Board (formation) Ordinance 2018 (2075) by exercising the power conferred by Article 3 of Development Board Act 1958. Constitution of Nepal 2015 sets the constitutional context for PRI by underscoring the need of a strong knowledge center to support all aspects and stages of public policy processes. In Article 51, the Constitution outlines ‘Policies of the State’ and in Article 54 provisions a parliamentary committee to monitor and evaluate the progressive implementation of these policies. This is where the objectives of PRI are drawn from, objective being to review public policies, programs and strategies through rigorous research and analysis and provide policy recommendations to the government of Nepal. PRI has a wide mandate for policy research. The research sectors include, among others, security, international relations, economic development, social justice, transparency, good governance, corruption control, safety of public properties and revenue, resolution of conflict of interest, protection of environment, application of science and technology in development and governance reform. These sectors are clustered into five themes. 1. Economic Affairs, Development and Infrastructure 2. Federal Affairs, Governance and Public Service Delivery 3. Political, Legal and Social Affairs 4. National Interests, Foreign Policy and Strategic Affairs 5. Science, Technology and Natural Resources PRI carries our policy research through in-house research team, consultants and collaborators including research institutions and universities, and shares the research outcome with the government and the public at large. Generation of high-quality knowledge products on policy matters through rigorous research and analysis is the aim as well as the commitment of the PRI.