Saturday, September 28, 2019

Five government officials bag Integrity Icon Award 2019

Five government officials were awarded Integrity Icon-2019 by Accountability Lab Nepal at a public event yesterday.
The officials, who have been honoured for their integrity are, section head under the Ministry of Forest and Environment’s 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 in Illam Kajiman Rai, a teacher at Shree Bhanu Secondary School in Dhumsichaur of Tanahun Prem Bahadur Darai and senior Auxiliary Nurse Midwife at Mugu District Hospital Punya Prabha Devkota.
The award was handed over by chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Anup Raj Sharma, according to the Accountability Lab, which is an organisation that works to strengthen accountability system in various countries.
Congratulating those who had received the awards, Sharma said awards like Integrity Icons will be instrumental in promoting integrity. “When we look back into history, we can observe that people with integrity have always been the real change makers,” he said, adding that he looks 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.
The chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of Accountability Lab Nepal Narayan Adhikari, on the occasion, said that the time has come to empower young local leaders, who could lead the new generation and make them responsible leaders.

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