27th Annual General Assembly of NCF in Kathmandu: Aspiring team of New Leadership elected.

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On 10 January 2020, the 27th General Assembly of National Cooperative Federation of Nepal (NCF) elected new Board of Directors (BoD) and Account Supervisory Committee under the leadership of Mr. Min Raj Kadel.

Mr. Kadel was elected as a new Chairperson unopposed from the General Assembly held on 9th – 10th Jan 2020 in Lalitpur, Nepal. After being elected, the new Chairperson, Mr. Kadel expressed his commitment as, “It was a tremendous moment with the piles of opportunities and challenges ahead to work for the meaningful growth of National Apex and Cooperative Movement of Nepal. Thus, we would definitely put our efforts in a team spirit to convert those challenges into opportunities.”

Before Mr. Kadel got elected, Mr. Keshav Prasad Badal was the Chairperson leading the NCF for the last nine years. During his leadership, NCF successfully led the cooperative movement of Nepal in terms of its institutionalization and growth at new height. The decade of his tenure will be remembered as a golden period of cooperative sector in Nepal.

On the aspiring leadership of Mr. Kadel, Ms. Om Devi Malla was also elected unopposed as a Senior Vice Chairperson who also represents in International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) as a Global Board Member. Likewise, the National Representatives elected Mr. Ramesh Prasad Pokhrel as the Vice Chairman, who was also the Chairperson of National Cooperative Bank Ltd. Similarly, the team of board member includes Mr. Ganesh Dhakal, Mr. Ram Babu Yadav, Mr. D.B. Basnet, Ms. Huma Kumari G.C, Mr. Ram Krishna Khand, Ms. Tika Budathoki, and Mr. Tara Lama Tamang from Province # 1, 2, Bagmati, Gandaki, 5, Karnali and Far-Western Province respectively.

Similarly, Mr. K.B Upreti, Mr. Narayan Devkota, and Mr. Sagar Dhakal were also elected in BoD on behalf of Central Federation/National Cooperative Bank. Accordingly, Ms. Amrita Subba and Ms. Padma Gurung elected from Woman Quota whereas Mr. Khem Bahadur Pathak, Mr. Bhim Tulachan, Mr. Tek Prasad Chaulagain, Mr. Rajendra Poudel, Mr. Laxam Yadav, Mr. Shiva Dangi and Mr. Laxmi Prasad Sharma elected from open quota.

On the other hand, Mr. Dharma Datta Devkota was re-elected as the Convener of Account Supervisory Committee unopposed. Together with Mr. Devkota, Mr. Som Bahadur Shrestha and Ms. Bal Kumari Bimala Shrestha were alao elected as the Members of Account Supervisory Committee.

Altogether, out of 265 national representatives throughout the country, 249 representatives enthusiastically took part in polling procedure. The Election Committee declared the result on the same day by awarding certificates, and the elected leaders took an oath accordingly. The cooperators exchanged their joy and honor to each other in a cooperative manner. Its believed that under the leadership of the new team, the cooperative movement of Nepal will achieve further progress, and will work together to establish cooperatives sector as one of the strong pillar of national economy and social transformation.

The newly elected NCF Board of Directors are:

 

S.N Name Sex Age Designation Address Result Remarks
1 Minraj Kadel Male 60 Chairperson Dhading Elected Unopposed
2 Om Devi Malla Female 47 Senior Vice Chairperson Lalitpur Elected Unopposed
3 Ramesh Prasad Pokhrel Male 49 Vice Chairperson Morang Elected Via Election
4 Ganesh Dhakal Male 45 Board Member Jhapa Elected Unopposed
5 Rambabu Yadav Male 38 Board Member Dhanusha Elected Unopposed
6 D.B. Basnet Male 58 Board Member Dolakha Elected Unopposed
7 Huma Kumari G.C. (Anju) Female 46 Board Member Baglung Elected Unopposed
8 Ram Krishna Khad Male 54 Board Member Rupandehi Elected Unopposed
9 Tika Budathoki Female 45 Board Member Salyan Elected Unopposed
10 Tara Lama Tamang Male 46 Board Member Kanchanpur Elected Via Election
11 Tek Prasad Chaulagain Male 50 Board Member Kathmandu Elected Unopposed
12 Khem Bahadur Pathak Male 55 Board Member Dhading Elected Unopposed
13 Bhim Tulachan Male 66 Board Member Rupandehi Elected Unopposed
14 Rajendra Paudel Male 43 Board Member Lalitpur Elected Unopposed
15 Laxmi Prasad Sharma Male 39 Board Member Bardiya Elected Unopposed
16 Shiva Kumar Dangi Male 47 Board Member Sunsari Elected Unopposed
17 Laxman Yadav Male 48 Board Member Mahottari Elected Unopposed
18 Amrita Subba Female 56 Board Member Sunsari Elected Via Election
19 Padma Gurung Female 42 Board Member Dadeldhura Elected Via Election
20 K.B. Upreti Male 59 Board Member Dolakha Elected Unopposed
21 Sagar Dhakal Male 30 Board Member Gulmi Elected Unopposed
22 Narayan Prasad Devkota Male 59 Board Member Makwanpur Elected Unopposed

 

The newly elected NCF Account Supervisory Committe are:

S.N Name Sex Age Designation Address Result Remarks
1 Dharmadutta Devkota Male 59 Convener, Account Supervisory Committee Shyangha Elected Unopposed
2 Som Bahadur Shrestha Male 62 Member, Account Supervisory Committee Sunsari Elected Via Election
3 Balkumari Shrestha Female 43 Member, Account Supervisory Committee Sindhuli Elected Unopposed