 The Nutrition Governance Index, NGI, measures the quality of governance in relation to national plans of action to accelerate improvements in nutrition. It was developed in response to growing demand for evidence-based measures that reveal opportunities and challenges as nutrition related policies on paper are translated into outcomes on the ground. Several previous efforts to measure governance, most notably WHO's NGI and the Separate Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index, Hansi, have failed to capture pinch points related to necessary cross-sectoral actions. This paper introduces an innovative metric to assess self-reported practices of and perceptions held by administration officials tasked with implementing government policy at the sub-national level. The paper discusses the development of this metric, its methodology, and explores its application in the context of Nepal. The study was conducted as part of a nationally representative longitudinal survey across 21 of Nepal's 75 districts. Data from 520 government and non-government officials at different geographical and administrative levels were collected and condensed into a score using A. This article was authored by Grace Namiremb, Robin Shrestha, Patrick Webb, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.