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Kathmandu Tuesday March 06, 2001 Falgun 23, 2057.
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FNCCI establishes National Excellence Award
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KATHMANDU, March 5 - The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FNCCI), the apex body of the business community, today announced the
establishment of an FNCCI National Excellence Award.
The Award is established with a view to promoting awareness of performance
excellence for sustainable growth and development of institutions, thereby enhancing
productivity and exploring ways of sharing knowledge and experience.
The goal of the establishment of the Award is to bring competitiveness in the
local enterprises so that their products can compete in the international market with
enhanced quality.
Minister of State for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Krishna Prasad Sitaula,
unveiling the dummy of the FNCCI National Excellence Award, said that time to review the
existing industrial policy has come and urged the business leaders to furnish their
recommendations incorporating the issues of the employees among others for the same.
"In may opinion, the time to rethink about the industrial policy has
come and I ask our business community to come up with their suggestions for to give
renewed vigour to industrialization", said the State Minister.
Before we acquire the World Trade Organization (WTO) membership, we should
have comprehensive discussion with the business community so that we would not be at
disadvantage, he said.
Extolling the establishment of the National Excellence Award, State Minister
Sitaula reminded the business community of the social justice, environmental issue and
above all the interests of the consumers and move ahead in the new millennium.
Expressing happiness over the establishment of the Award, Officiating
President of FNCCI, Rabi Bhakta Shrestha said the award being set up with a view to
enhance competitiveness among the enterprises will add a new dimension in the history of
FNCCI.
He said the Award was established as the existing executive body of the FNCCI
had pledged soon after their election. The establishment of the first-ever award of the
commerce and industry sector is a testimony to the commitment of the present executive
body, he added.
Binod Bahadur Shrestha, Second Vice-President of the FNCCI, laid emphasis on
the consistency in policy and pointed out the need of formulating a long-term industrial
policy. He said that investment has come to zero level as investors are insecure both
physically and policy-wise.
Kush Kumar Joshi, Chairman of Productivity and Quality of the FNCCI, said the
award is distributed in three categories grouping the enterprises in big, medium and small
and any organized enterprise is eligible to apply for the Award.
Enterprises can submit their applications latest by
March 18 and the award and commendation certificates will be distributed on April 11 on
the occasion of Industry and Commerce Day.
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