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New FNCCI chief floats
priority agendas
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Aug 3 : Binod Bahadur Shrestha, the
newly elected president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FNCCI), today floated three priority agendas to strengthen the federation as a key player
in economic development process. The new leadership would focus on issues of larger
interest, he said.
In a telephonic interview with The Kathmandu
Post today, he said that his foremost priority would be to maintain unity in the
federation, resolve grievances of groups and personalities opining differently during the
election.
"Team work is essential for the development
of the organisation and moving forward. Maintaining this team spirit will be my foremost
priority," he said. Stating that people trying to split the FNCCI have failed, he
added that the new leadership would listen to all diverse ideas within the organisation.
Shrestha further said that the FNCCI would also
strongly voice out for policy implementation, which is relatively weak. "The
government has promised various legal and policies changes in the past. Unless these are
translated into action, the very concept of public-private partnership will not
work," he said.
Translating words into action is also crucial to
promote businesses and restore confidence within the business community, he added.
Shrestha further cited governance, financial
discipline and transparency as the third agenda of the new leadership. He said that the
FNCCI would play a lead role in curtailing unofficial businesses and stress on fair
business practices. "Establishment of transparency in businesses aides portraying
realistic business atmosphere, which will further help in resolving problems seen in the
sector," he said.
Referring to the sparse representation from far-
and mid-western region in the new executive body, he said that the new leadership would
lay special focus on these regions.
He further said that the four vice presidents
would be finalised on Monday. The business community has already elected a set of 55-memer
executive body for the next two years on Saturday.
Issuing a press statement today, the FNCCI has
announced that its fourteen executive members selected from various zones include Chandi
Raj Dhakal (Mechi), Diwakar Golchha (Koshi), Pawan Mundhara (Sagarmatha), D B Basnet
(Janakpur), Kedar Lal Khosi (Bagmati), Rajendra Khetan (Narayani) and Ishwor Kaji Maskey
(Gandaki).
Durga Shrestha (Dhaulagiri), Om Prakash Bansal
(Lumbini), Lokman Rokka (Karnali), Dharma Raj Shrestha (Rapti), Kumud Dugar (Bheri), Gopal
Hamal (Seti) and Lok Bikram Thapa (Mahakali) too were elected to the executive body from
zonal bodies.
Likewise, 13 members elected from
district/municipal chambers include Krishna Prasad Tamrakar, Kush Joshi, Azad Shrestha,
Prachanda Lal Pradhan, Kishore Pradhan, Achyut Prasain, Gyanendra Kasaju, Narendra Khadka,
Shyam Sunder Udas, Shruva Shrestha, Chop Narayan Shrestha, Nirak KC and Shailendra Lal
Pradhan.
The members elected from commodity association
are Kiran Saakha, Bhaskar Raj Rajkarnicar, Birat Thapa, Suraj Vaidya, A G Sherpa, Sanjaya
Giri, Kalyan Krishna Tamrakar and Ramesh Shrestha.
Jaya Dewan from tourism sector, R B Rauniyar
from transportation sector and Shyam Mohan Joshi from Bilateral Chambers too were elected
in the executive committee.
Furthermore, Ashok Kumar Todi, B K Shrestha,
Pashupati Murarka, Bijaya Bahadur Shrestha, Bimal Kedia, Rabindra Shrestha (Cheri), Binod
Agrawal (Chainwala), Trilok Chandra Agrawal, Ram Chandra Sangai, Pradeep Jung Pandey,
Rohani Thapaliya, L B Shrestha, Akhil Chapagain, Sishil Dhanawat and Prakash Giri were
elected associate members during the 37th annual general meeting of the FNCCI.
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