Dipak Prakash Baskota

Deepak Prakash Baskota
दिपक प्रकाश बास्कोटा
Personal details
Born1945 (age 80–81)
PartyNepali Congress
ChildrenSamikchya Baskota

Deepak Prakash Baskota is a Nepalese politician. He is a former State Home Minister and executive chairman of the National Cooperative Federation of Nepal.[1][2][3] Baskota has upheld the cooperative principle as part of the socialist agenda of Nepali Congress.[4][5]

Baskota is the president of the Himalayan Orthodox Tea Producers Association [6] and chairperson of the Tea Development Alliance.[7] He is also an advisor to the National Cooperative Bank Ltd.[8]

Baskota has contested the elections to the Pratinidhi Sabha national parliament in the Panchthar-1 constituency thrice. He won the seat in 1994,[9] and came second in 1991 and 1999. He is also founder of cooperative movement in Nepal. He is a founder of Kanchanjangha Tea Estate (KTE).


References

  1. ↑ Adams, Barbara (13 February 2003). "Cooperatives in the age of ENRON". peoplesreview. Archived from the original on 2004-11-13.
  2. ↑ "Co-ops urged to modernise". Kathmandu Post. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Headline News The Rising Nepal (Daily) Archived 2004-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Dhakal, Bivek (2013-01-22). "The Guardian of Nepali Cooperatives". New Business Age.
  5. ↑ "Deepak Prakash Baskota: A Life Dedicated to Truth, Integrity, and National Consciousness". Himal Hub. Archived from the original on 2026-06-20.
  6. ↑ chairman of Kanchanjangha Tea Estate, Ltd.Nepal Tea Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ nepalmountainnews.org
  8. ↑ ::.NCBL: Nepal .::
  9. ↑ Gautam, Laxmi (10 December 2017). "Left alliance emerges dominant force in hilly districts of Province 1". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 15 February 2018.