The Nepal Teachers Association (NTA) is a trade union for teachers in Nepal. It is the first and the most influential organization of teachers' association in Nepal. The NTA was established in 1950 and registered under the educational act of that time, and then become a trade union in 1990. As of 2017, it has over 85,000 members.
NTA is also affiliated or has working relationships with the trade unions and professional organizations in Nepal and around the world. NTA has a close relationship with the Nepali Congress.
The national general convention of the NTA took place on 14 April 2022. A 33-member central working committee was elected at the convention. The gathering elected Somnath Giri as NTA chairperson.
Leadership
Chairman
Somanth Giri
Senior deputy chairman
Illam Bahadur Shahi
Deputy chairman
Dhankala Bhandari Birendra Kumar Khadka Chotelal Prasad Teli Sah Sundar Panta Laxmi Prasad Regmi Deepak Gyanwali Bhagwati Shrestha Khadka Bahadur Khadka
General secretary
Gyanendra Bahadur Rawal
General finance secretary Nirmala Koirala
Deputy general secretary
Narayan Prasad Timalsina Gita Siwakoti Teertha Raj Prasad Yadav Naidu Kumari Nepali Kali Bahadur Shahi Sita Devi Thapa
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