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Pandey reelected GAN President

Kathmandu, Sept. 4

Pashupati Dev Pandey is reelected unanimously the President of the Garment Association of Nepal (GAN).

The 30th Annual General Meeting of the Association held in Kathmandu on Wednesday and Thursday elected Pandey to the post.

The new executive committee includes Basanta Raj Adhikari as first Vice-President, Bhupendra Kumar Basnet as second VP, Bhim Kumar Giri as General Secretary, Thomnath Basyal as Joint-Secretary and Sanjay Kumar Agrawal as Treasurer.

Members of the committee are Krishna Prasad Pandey, Suresh Man Shrestha, Sachindra Pradhananga, Satish Giri, Hirakaji Muktan, Ramesh Kumar Karna and Sandip Poudel.

Speaking at the AGM's inaugural on Wednesday evening, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Damodar Bhandari appreciated the role played by the textile industries in creating employment, earning foreign currency and promoting economic development.

He also expressed the government's commitment to provide policy facilitation for promoting domestic products, upskilling, and expanding exports.

Likewise, Pandey urged the government to accord priority to garment industry in order to increase the export.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 5 September 2025.  

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