Deputy Auditor General of Nepal, 2017 to 2022
Ramu Prasad Dotel
I spent thirty-three years in the Office of the Auditor General of Nepal, the last five of them as Deputy Auditor General.
Since 2022 I have advised government offices, donor programmes and professional institutes on the work I spent my career auditing: budgets, accounting standards, procurement and revenue. Much of it is quality assurance.
37Years in government audit and public finance
The record
- Performance audits supervised
- 111+
- Years leading audit quality assurance
- 12
- Procurement arbitration rulings reviewed for the Auditor General
- 170+
- Countries taught in for ASOSAI and the INTOSAI Development Initiative
- 5
Now
- Since 2022Public financial management expertIndependent, Kathmandu
- Since 2023Audit committee of Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bankMember
- Since 2022Audit advisory board of the Auditor General of NepalMember
- 2024–2026Advises the Asian Development Bank and Norway on planning, budgeting and financial reporting in Nepal's school education sector.
Worked with
Donor programmes
- Asian Development Bank
- World Bank
- British Embassy Kathmandu
- Office of the Auditor General of Norway
- USAID
- UNDP
- WWF
Government of Nepal
- Office of the Auditor General
- Financial Comptroller General Office
- Nepal Rastra Bank
- Public Service Commission
- Pashupati Area Development Trust
Professional and audit bodies
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal
- ASOSAI
- INTOSAI Development Initiative
- PEFA Secretariat
- Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setters Group
- International Budget Partnership
Training institutes
- Nepal Administrative Staff College
- Public Financial Management Training Centre
- Local Development Training Academy