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and various other functions are being conducted by the agencies. Many national
organization and agencies are involved in managing population and are involved
in this programme. They are as follows;
i. Office of the Population Development Project Coordinator

ii. Curriculum Development Centre
iii. Population Education Units
iv. Tribhuwan University Curriculum Development Centre
v. Tribhuwan University Faculty of Education
vi. Family Planning and Maternal Child Health Project.
There are Non-formal Population Education Programme conducted to create
awareness about population issues among adults, youths, labourers and married
couples, institutions are involved in the programme.

Some of them are as follows:
i. Department of Labour
ii. National Non-formal Education Centre
iii. Department of Cooperatives
iv. Department of Cottage and Small Scale Industries.
v. Women's Training Centres
vi. Ministry of Health and Population and Nepal Family Planning Association,
etc.
Population Education Programmes have been conducting various non-formal
programmes since BS 1938. The programme helps to educate youth, adults
who have not been to school to get education and make them aware about the
situation of population in their community, nation and the world. It also helps
them to motivate towards a small family size, nutritious diet, proper health care
of mother and baby, etc. Some of the agencies like the Department of Labour,
the Department of Small and Cottage Industry, Nepal Red Cross, Nepal Army,
Nepal Police and Armed Police, etc. also have integrated population management
related programmes in their mainstream programmes.

Key Words

curriculum : course of study, syllabus
agency : an organization department or bureau that provides some
service for another
mainstream : considered ordinary or normal and accepted or used by
most people
supervision : monitoring and regulating of process or activities

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