INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, September 28
Five government officials were awarded Integrity Icon-2019 by Accountability Lab, Nepal, at a public event
yesterday.
Accountability Lab is an organisation that works to strengthen accountability system in various countries.
The officials who have
been honoured for their integrity are: Section Head under the Ministry of Forest and Environment Project Facilitation Section Gyanendra
Kumar Mishra, Food Investigation Officer at Department of Food, Technology and Quality Control Iswar Subedi, Chief Administrative Officer of
Chulachuli Rural Municipality, Illam, Kajiman Rai, a teacher at Shree Bhanu Secondary School in Dhumsichaur, Tanahun, Prem Bahadur Darai and
senior Auxiliary Nurse Midwife at Mugu District Hospital Punya Prabha Devkota.
The award was handed over by Anup Raj Sharma, chairperson of
the National Human Rights Commission.
Congratulating those who had received the awards, Sharma said awards such as Integrity Icons would be
instrumental in promoting integrity
He said, &When we look back into history, we can observe that people with integrity have always been the real change makers
I look forward to seeing these icons continue their journey of being change agents in public service.&
Accountability Lab has been
organising this global campaign every year since 2014.
Narayan Adhikari, CEO and co-founder of Accountability Lab Nepal, said the time had
come to empower young local leaders who could lead the new generation and make them responsible leaders.
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