नेपालमा ग्रामीण विकास योजना तथा नीति/रणनीतिहरू

"Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali" (Samriddha Nepal, Sukhi Nepali) is the long-term national vision of the current periodic plan. It aims to graduate Nepal from least developed country status, reach middle-income status by 2030 in line with the SDGs, and build a prosperous, socialism-oriented economy through high, sustainable and employment-generating growth.

Long-term plan vs short-term plan

In short, a long-term plan gives the overall roadmap of development, while a short-term plan converts that roadmap into time-bound, measurable targets.

The Fifteenth Plan (FY 2076/77–2080/81) was built on the national long-term vision "Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali". Its key characteristics are:

• Long-term vision: Based on a 25-year long-term vision and a five-year plan, aiming at LDC graduation and middle-income status by 2030 in line with the SDGs.
• High growth target: An average annual GDP growth of about 9.6%, the highest target of any periodic plan so far.
• Socialism-oriented economy: Commitment to social justice, inclusive development and balanced regional growth under the Constitution.
• Sectoral priority: Emphasis on productive sectors such as agriculture, tourism, industry, energy, transport and ICT to create employment.
• Federal structure: The first plan prepared and implemented under the federal system, with defined roles for federal, provincial and local governments.
• SDG alignment: Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the "leave no one behind" principle, with targets to cut poverty and unemployment and raise per capita income.