Nepal Teachers Association

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Nepal Teachers Association
Nepal Teachers Association
नेपाल शिक्षक संघ
Founded1950 (1990)
FounderRamji Prasad Sharma
Location
Members (2017)
Increase2.svg85,000+ [1]
Chairman
Somnath Giri
Senior deputy chairman
Illam Bahadur Shahi
General Secretary
  • Gyanendra Bahadur Rawal
  • Nirmala Koirala
Parent organization
Nepali Congress
Affiliations Confederation of Nepalese Teachers, Education International, NTUC

The Nepal Teachers Association (NTA) is a trade union for teachers in Nepal. It is the first and the most influential organization of teachers' association in Nepal. The NTA was established in 1950 and registered under the educational act of that time, and then become a trade union in 1990. Currently, it has more than 85 thousand members. [2] [1]

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NTA is also affiliated or has working relationships with the trade unions and professional organizations in Nepal and around the world. NTA has a close relationship with the Nepali Congress. [3]

The national general convention of the NTA took place on 14 April 2022. A 33-member central working committee was elected at the convention. The gathering elected Somnath Giri as NTA chairperson. [4]

Leadership

Chairman

Senior deputy chairman

Deputy chairman

General secretary

Deputy general secretary

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