NAFIJ, BMAF sign MOU to award economic journalists

Kathmandu, Dec. 7

Nepal Association of Financial Journalists (NAFIJ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bharat Mohan Adhikari Foundation (BMAF) to award two economic journalists with cash prizes for best reporting.

The two organisations signed the MoU on Tuesday to award 'Bharat Mohan Adhikari - NAFIJ Economic Journalism Award' and 'Bharat Mohan Adhikari - NAFIJ Cooperative Journalism Award' with the financial support from the BMAF.

Limi Adhikari, founding General Secretary of the foundation and daughter of former finance minister late Bharat Mohan Adhikari and President of NAFIJ Modnath Dhakal signed the MoU at a programme in Kathmandu.

Each award will carry a purse of Rs. 50,000 and a certificate, and it will be distributed at the annual general meeting of NAFIJ next week.

The organisation will call for the application for the best reports on the sector and a jury would be formed to select the winners.

An agreement has also been reached between the foundation and NAFIJ to establish a renewable fund to provide similar awards in the future.

Late Adhikari was a former deputy prime minister and minister of finance and leader of CPN-UML. As a finance minister he had introduced the programmes like 'Build your village yourself', senior citizen allowance and fee waiver for land registration in the name of a women. He died on 2 March 2019.

Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony, Lima said that the cooperation with NAFIJ would promote journalism that would contribute to the economic growth and development of the country including social and cooperative sectors. 

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 8 December 2022.