GoN Regd. No. 82/064-065, Social Welfare Council (SWC) Aff. No 23160, PAN No. 303408956
CEST Nepal is governed by the 9-membered Executive Committee comprised of members from the diverse field such as tourism, environment, culture, geography, economics, and population and so on. Moreover, there is a provision of forming various sub-committees as and when required.
A brief profile of the existing Executive Committee members is presented below.
Name |
Position |
Areas of Expertise |
Mr. Kabi Prasad Bajgain |
President |
Art, literature, economics, politics and social development |
Deepin Pant |
Vice President |
Tourism, architecture, traditional heritage. |
Ms. Shova K. Acharya |
Secretary |
Hospitality/culinary, teaching and office management |
Mr. Raju Bhandari |
Treasurer |
Admin/finance, stakeholders engagement/networking and social works |
Ms. Ananta Pokharel |
Member |
Community development, women empowerment, organic agriculture and cooperative development |
Ms. Laxmi Pun |
Member |
Tourism development, entrepreneurship development, tourism business, women empowerment and community development |
Mr. Yubaraj Lama |
Member |
Culture, anthropology, tourism, Himalayan studies |
Mr. Binda Ram Yadav |
Member |
Community based tourism, social mobilization, community education, community health care |
Dr. Bishwo Raj Subedi |
Member |
Tourism, education, buffer zone and human-wildlife conflicts, local governance |