Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS; ) is an independent, volunteer-based and humanitarian organization that delivers humanitarian service and support to the vulnerable people in an impartial and neutral manner. It was formed on 4 September 1963. Having been recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and affiliated to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on 1 October 1964.
NRCS has, over the years, grown to be the largest humanitarian organization in Nepal, with its network of District Chapters (DCs) extended in each of the 77 districts of the country. District Chapters receive organizational support from more than 1,508 Sub-Chapters, 5,410 Junior and 865 Youth Red Cross Circles and Co-operation Committees under them. In addition, NRCS has been providing its services from two eye hospitals, extended eye care centres, 117 blood transfusion centers, 272 ambulance service stations and 12 warehouses within the country.
History Health Minister Dr. Nageshwar Prasad Singh proposed the creation of the Nepal Red Cross Society during a meeting at Singha Durbar. The Nepal Red Cross Society was formed on 4 September 1963. Princess Princep Shah of Nepal helped found the Nepal Red Cross and was its first President.
Organizational structure Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) has District Chapters (DC) in each district of the country. Which receives organizational support from Sub-Chapters, Youth/Junior Red Cross Circles and Co-operation Committees under them. National Committees National Disaster & Crisis Management Committee National Health & Community Resilience Committee National Humanitarian Principles & Diplomacy Committee National Organization & Capacity Development Committee Central Committees provide guidance to bringing effectiveness in programme having National Network.
Central Committees Central Junior/Youth RC Committee Central Health Service Committee Central Community Development Committee Central Finance Development Committee Central Gender & Inclusion Committee Central Blood Transfusion Management Committee There are five regional committees and other committees related to management and technical areas. District chapter and sub-chapter have separate committees working in local level.
Provincial Coordination Committees Nepal Red Cross Society has 7 Provincial Coordination Committees for each province of Nepal. Provincial Level Assembly The first provincial assembly elections in Nepal was held in two phases, on 26 November 2017 and on 7 December 2017. As the government changed its structure through the constitution of Nepal. Nepal Red Cross Society also needed to change its structure as per the government's setup. Thus, NRCS reformed its statute on 47th General Convention of the central assembly held at Biratnagar. As per the new statue NRCS has changed its structure into four levels – local, district, provincial and central levels.
District Level Committees Nepal Red Cross Society has district chapters in all 77 districts of the country. These district chapters receive organizational support from Sub-Chapters at local level, Junior/ Youth Red Cross Circles in district level and coordinating committees under them.
Sub-Chapter Level Committees Sub-Chapters are the local level committees reaching every ward of the district. The working area of sub-chapters are divided into various wards of the Village / Municipality / Metropolitan City. These sub-chapters receives organizational support from Junior/ Youth Red Cross Circles based on schools and coordinating committees at communities.
List of Chairperson of the Nepal Red Cross Society No. Chairperson Start of term End of term Election Year 1 Princess Princep Shah of Nepal 1963 19831963 September 4 (Ad. Hoc Committee Formed) Chairperson : Her Royal Highness Princess Princep Shah Health Minister : Dr. Nageshwor Prasad Singh Governor and Secretariat : Dr. Jaya Narayan Giri
1964 (First Central Election) 1968 (Second Central Election) 1971 (Third Central Election) 1974 (Fourth Central Election) 1977 (Fifth Central Election) 2 Princess Helen Shah of Nepal 1983 1990
1983 (Sixth Central Election)
1986 (Seventh Central Election)
1990 (Eighth Central Election) 3Mr. Ramesh Kumar Sharma 1990 2007 1982 March 1 Acting Chairperson (Sixth Central Election)
1992 (Ninth Central Election)
1994 (Tenth Central Election)
1998 (Eleventh Central Election)
2003 (Twelve Central Election) 4 Mr. Sanjiv Thapa 2007 2019 2007 (Thirteenth Election)
2011 (Fourteenth Election)
2015 (Fifteenth Election) (3rd Term – 4 Years Tenure) Later Committee dissolved by District Administration Office 5 Prof. Dr. Bishwa Keshar Maskay July 2019 September 2019 Appointed to Ad Hoc Central Executive Committee by District Administration Office 6 Mr. Sanjiv Thapa (Reinstated) September 2019 July 2020 Supreme Court nullified the DAO decision of forming Ad Hoc Central Executive Committee 7 Dr. Netra Prasad Timsina July 2020 December 2021 Appointed to Ad Hoc Central Executive Committee by GoN Council of Ministers 8 Prof. Sudarshan Prasad Nepal December 2021 July 2023 Appointed to Ad Hoc Central Executive Committee by GoN Council of Ministers 9 Prof. Sudarshan Prasad Nepal July 2023 July 2025 Central Election via Special General Assembly Controversy of two parallel Central Executive Committee 10 Mr. Binod Kumar Sharma July 2025 May 2026 Appointed to Ad Hoc Central Executive Committee by Government of Nepal, the Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens later resigned citing governments interference in election procedure within NRCS 11 Dr. Bishal Kumar Bhandari June 2026 Present Appointed to Ad Hoc Central Executive Committee by GoN Council of Ministers recommended by Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security
Administrative structure + Departments / Division / Units S.N. Department Divisions / Units 1 Disaster and Crisis Management Department 1. Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Division 2. Disaster Risk Reduction Division 2 Health Service Department 1. First Aid Division 2. Health Care Division 3 Community Development Department 1. Water Sanitation and Hygiene Division 2. Community Resilience Division 4 Blood Transfusion Service Department 1. Donor Motivation and Relationship Management Division 2. Technical and Quality Management Division 5 Humanitarian Values and Communication Department 1. Humanitarian Diplomacy and Communication Division 6 Gender and Inclusion Department - 7 Organizational Development Department 1. Organizational and Capacity Building Division 2. Volunteer Management Division 8 General Service and Coordination Department 1. General Administration Division 2. Support Service Division 9 Junior and Youth Red Cross Department 1. Junior and Youth Organization Development Division 2. Junior and Youth Programme Division 10 Human Resource Management Department 1. Human Resource Development Division 2. Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI - National Training Center) 11 Finance and Resource Management Department 1. Accounts and Financial Risk Management Division 2. Property and Resource Management Division - - Internal Audit Division PMER - IM Division Legal Unit Procurement Unit Structure +Organizational Network of Nepal Red Cross SocietyS.N.Organizational UnitsNumber1National Headquarters 1 (Kathmandu)2Province Chapter Office7 Province3District Chapter Office77 District4Sub-Chapters 15,56 Sub-Chapter5Support Committees 164 Supporting Committees6Junior Red Cross Circles 3,849 Schools7Youth Red Cross Circles+University / College / CampusCommunity Based 2414 177 Total Youth Red Cross Circles: 2,591Total Units of Nepal Red Cross Society (As of Last-July 2022) 8,245
Koshi Province + Districts of Koshi Province S.N. Name District Chapter Nepali 1 Bhojpur District Bhojpur District Chapter भोजपुर जिल्ला शाखा 2 Dhankuta District Dhankuta District Chapter धनकुटा जिल्ला शाखा 3 Ilam District Ilam District Chapter इलाम जिल्ला शाखा 4 Jhapa District Jhapa District Chapter झापा जिल्ला शाखा 5 Khotang District Khotang District Chapter खोटाँग जिल्ला शाखा 6 Morang District Morang District Chapter मोरंग जिल्ला शाखा 7 Okhaldhunga District Okhaldhunga District Chapter ओखलढुंगा जिल्ला शाखा 8 Panchthar District Panchthar District Chapter पांचथर जिल्ला शाखा 9 Sankhuwasabha District Sanhuwasabha District Chapter संखुवासभा जिल्ला शाखा 10 Solukhumbu District Solukhumbu District Chapter सोलुखुम्बू जिल्ला शाखा 11 Sunsari District Sunsari District Chapter सुनसरी जिल्ला शाखा 12 Taplejung District Taplejung District Chapter ताप्लेजुंग जिल्ला शाखा 13 Terhathum District Terhathum District Chapter तेह्रथुम जिल्ला शाखा 14 Udayapur District Udayapur District Chapter उदयपुर जिल्ला शाखा
Madhesh Province + Districts of Madhesh S.N. Districts District Chapter Nepali 1 Saptari District Saptari District Chapter सप्तरी जिल्ला शाखा 2 Siraha District Siraha District Chapter सिराहा जिल्ला शाखा 3 Dhanusa District Dhanusha District Chapter धनुषा जिल्ला शाखा 4 Mahottari District Mahottari District Chapter महोत्तरी जिल्ला शाखा 5 Sarlahi District Sarlahi District Chapter सर्लाही जिल्ला शाखा 6 Bara District Bara District Chapter बारा जिल्ला शाखा 7 Parsa District Parsa District Chapter पर्सा जिल्ला शाखा 8 Rautahat District Rautahat District Chapter रौतहट जिल्ला शाखा
Bagmati (Province No. 3) + Districts of Province No. 3 sr. Districts District Chapter Nepali 1 Sindhuli District Sindhuli District Chapter सिन्धुली जिल्ला शाखा 2 Ramechhap District Ranechhap District Chapter रामेछाप जिल्ला शाखा 3 Dolakha District Dolakha District Chapter दोलखा जिल्ला शाखा 4 Bhaktapur District Bhaktapur District Chapter भक्तपुर जिल्ला शाखा 5 Dhading District Dhading District Chapter धादिङ जिल्ला शाखा 6 Kathmandu District Kathmandu District Chapter काठमाडौँ जिल्ला शाखा 7 Kavrepalanchok District Kavrepalanchowk District Chapter काभ्रेपलान्चोक जिल्ला शाखा 8 Lalitpur District Lalitpur District Chapter ललितपुर जिल्ला शाखा 9 Nuwakot District Nuwakot District Chapter नुवाकोट जिल्ला शाखा 10 Rasuwa District Rasuwa District Chapter रसुवा जिल्ला शाखा 11 Sindhupalchok District Sindhupalchowk District Chapter सिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्ला शाखा 12 Chitwan District Chitwan District Chapter चितवन जिल्ला शाखा 13 Makwanpur District Makwanpur District Chapter मकवानपुर जिल्ला शाखा
Gandaki Pradesh (Province No. 4) + Districts of Province No. 4 sr. Districts District Chapter Nepali 1 Baglung District Baglung District Chapter बागलुङ जिल्ला शाखा 2 Gorkha District Gorkha District Chapter गोरखा जिल्ला शाखा 3 Kaski District Kaski District Chapter कास्की जिल्ला शाखा 4 Lamjung District Lamjug District Chapter लमजुङ जिल्ला शाखा 5 Manang District Manang District Chapter मनाङ जिल्ला शाखा 6 Mustang District Mustang District Chapter मुस्ताङ जिल्ला शाखा 7 Myagdi District Myagdi District Chapter म्याग्दी जिल्ला शाखा 8 Nawalpur District Nawalparasi District Chapter नवलपुर जिल्ला शाखा 9 Parbat District Parbat District Chapter पर्वत जिल्ला 10 Syangja District Syangja District Chapter स्याङग्जा जिल्ला शाखा 11 Tanahun District Tanahun District Chapter तनहुँ जिल्ला शाखा
Lumbini Province + Districts of Lumbini sr. Districts District Chapter Nepali 1 Kapilvastu District Kapilvastu District Chapter कपिलवस्तु जिल्ला शाखा 2 Parasi District Parasi District Chapter परासी जिल्ला शाखा 3 Rupandehi District Rupandehi District Chapter रुपन्देही जिल्ला शाखा 4 Arghakhanchi District Arghakhanchi District Chapter अर्घाखाँची जिल्ला शाखा 5 Gulmi District Gulmi District Chapter गुल्मी जिल्ला शाखा 6 Palpa District Palpa District Chapter पाल्पा जिल्ला शाखा 7 Dang District Dang District Chapter दाङ जिल्ला शाखा 8 Pyuthan District Pyuthan District Chapter प्युठान जिल्ला शाखा 9 Rolpa District Rolpa District Chapter रोल्पा जिल्ला शाखा 10 Eastern Rukum District Purba Rukum District Chapter पूर्वी रूकुम जिल्ला शाखा 11 Banke District Banke District Chapter बाँके जिल्ला शाखा 12 Bardiya District Bardia District Chapter बर्दिया जिल्ला शाखा