Gorkhapatra Coop honours SEE achievers

 Kathmandu, Dec. 27

The 19^th Annual General Meeting of the Gorkhapatra Employees Multipurpose Cooperative Limited was held here on Saturday. The programme was inaugurated by the Managing Director of Gorkhapatra Corporation, Lal Bahadur Airi.

Speaking at the event, Airi said that the main objective of the cooperative is the welfare of its share members and maintaining unity through cooperation. Noting that the cooperative has been providing good support to Gorkhapatra employees, he urged all staff members to remain united.

Seven students—children of employees—who achieved outstanding results in the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) 2081 were honoured on the occasion.  

Those recognised were Isha Baral (GPA 3.96), Kritisma Sapkota (GPA 3.91), Pratik Ghimire (GPA 3.87), Samriddha Nyaupane (GPA 3.86), Prapti Paudel (GPA 3.86), Bidushi Khanal (GPA 3.84), and Sadiksha Sapkota (GPA 3.54). Each of them was honoured with a certificate and a cash award of Rs. 3,500.

According to Cooperative President Pushpa Raj Joshi, the cooperative recorded a profit of Rs. 184,379 in the Fiscal Year 2024/25, compared to a profit of Rs. 175,343 in the previous year.

He further stated that by the end of FY 2024/25, deposits amounting to Rs. 16.39 had been collected from members, while loans worth Rs. 15.72 had been disbursed.

Cooperative Treasurer Maya Acharya informed that the organisation has been providing emergency loans amounting to Rs. 290,000 to its members. The cooperative currently has 350 members.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 28 December 2025.