Prof Dr Panta reelected as Chairperson of NNJS

Prof Dr Chetraj Panta has been re-elected the Chairperson of the Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS).

The 28th central assembly and convention of the NNJS recently held in Bharatpur, Chitwan elected Prof Dr Panta for the second term.

Prof Dr Panta will be leading a 27-member executive committee comprising one president, 12 members from open category and two members elected unopposed as per the statute of the NNJS.

Krishna Kumar Giri, Chij Kumar Maskey, Manju Kandel and Prof Dr Sabina Shrestha among others were elected unopposed while Shyam Kumar Pokharel was entrusted with responsibility of Vice-Chairperson, Bharat Bahadur Chand with General-Secretary and Chij Kumar Maskey with Treasurer by the central committee meeting held after the session in accordance with the statute’s provision of division of responsibilities among the elected members.

The assembly held on April 5-6 also endorsed the report of the general-secretary and treasurer and audit report of the last fiscal year besides approving the proposal of appointing auditor for the current fiscal year. Established in 1978 as the National Society for Comprehensive Eye Care, the NNJS has 28 eye hospitals, 156 eye treatment centres and 43 district branches at present.

The non-profit making social organization dedicated to provide all facilities with regard to the treatment of eye patients in Nepal has so far provided eye treatment services to over 40 million patients including foreigners. The organization, through its network, has conducted over 5.1 million eye surgeries till date, it was shared.