The Fifteenth Plan (Fiscal Year 2019/20 – 2023/24).

The national goal of this Fifteenth Plan (Fiscal Year 2019/20 – 2023/24) is to create a basis for upgrading Nepal to the status of a high-income country by transforming it into a socialism-oriented welfare state with a prosperous economy, social justice, and improved living standards.
The Goal of the agriculture sector is established as: To achieve inclusive and sustainable economic growth through the transformation of the agriculture sector into a competitive, climate-resilient, self-reliant, and export-oriented industry. The Objectives are: 1. To ensure food and nutrition security by increasing the production and productivity of the agriculture sector. 2. To increase employment opportunities and income by developing agriculture-based industries. 3. To achieve trade balance in the agriculture sector by building capacities for commercialization and competitiveness. The Goal for food and nutrition security is set as: To ensure food and nutrition security by increasing the availability of, and access to, hygienic and nutritious foods. The Objectives are: 1. To ensure basic food availability for the areas and communities that are at risk of food insecurity and malnutrition. 2. To increase access to food by increasing incomes through agricultural and nonagricultural enterprises. 3. To improve the distribution of quality food products by enhancing the hygiene of food items. In terms of irrigation, the Goal is to provide sustainable and reliable irrigation facilities for arable lands. The Objectives are: 1. To expand irrigation services to more arable lands through the use of appropriate technologies. 2. To make reliable and year-round irrigation available for arable lands by developing large and multi-purpose projects supported by reservoirs, or the conveyance system. 3. To strengthen the operation and maintenance of existing irrigation systems and make them sustainable.
The Goal for water resource is to achieve economic prosperity through coordinated development as well as multidimensional and equitable use of water resources. The Objectives include: 1. To develop economic, social and environment sectors through multidimensional and equitable use of water resources; 2. To mitigate economic and social losses through watershed management and mitigation of water-induced disasters. The Goal for drinking water and sanitation is to enhance quality services by ensuring basic drinking-water and sanitation services to all. The Objectives for forest, biodiversity and watershed are set as: 1. To increase the production and productivity of forest, biodiversity and watershed resources and also improve environmental services; 2. To conserve, rehabilitate, and sustainably use forests, biodiversity, and watershed; 3. To distribute the benefits from forest, biodiversity, and watershed resources in an equitable manner; 4. To promote studies and researches in the field of forest, biodiversity, and watersheds and utilize the findings in the development of forest-based enterprises.
In the land management sector, in order to develop land management as a foundation for the nation's prosperity in accordance with the concept of sustainable development, the following objectives are established: 1. To increase production through proper use of land and ensure the equitable distribution of its benefits. 2. To make accurate and credible geographical information and maps available for planning and development. 3. To equip land management with modern technologies and make it simple and transparent.
In addition, the Goal for gender equality and women empowerment is to achieve substantial gender equality by ensuring equal and meaningful participation of women. The Goal for social security and protection is: To make social security and protection sustainable, universal, and accessible, for the implementation of civil rights and to strengthen the trust of citizens towards the state. The Goal for poverty alleviation is: To bring the percentage of population below the poverty line to a single digit by reducing the economic inequality between the rich and the poor. The Goal for disaster risk reduction and management is to reduce human, material, economic, social, cultural, and environmental loss caused by all kinds of natural calamities and non-natural disasters. The Goal for environment is: To protect the right of citizens to live in a clean, green, and healthy environment through effective pollution control, garbage management, and promotion of greenery. In terms of climate change, the Goal is: To contribute to building a sustainable society by augmenting the capacity to adapt to climate change and minimizing its adverse effects.