Kathmandu, Jun. 1
Economist Dr. Govinda
Bahadur Thapa passed away at Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari on
Tuesday. He was 73.
He succumbed to
COVID-19 while undergoing treatment at the hospital. His last rites were
performed at Pashupati Aryaghat also on Tuesday.
He had served as the
economic advisor to then Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari, executive
director of the Nepal Rastra Bank and member of Manamohan Memorial
Institute.
Thapa is survived by
his wife, a son and a daughter.
General Secretary of
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel, who is
also chairman of the institute, expressed condolences on Thapa’s demise.
Pokhrel said in a
statement that late Thapa played an important role in formulating the popular
budget during Adhikari’s tenure and served at the UML’s Economic and Planning
Department.
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