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Mr. Shanta Bahadur Shrestha
Secretary for Education, Government of Nepal
Mr. Shanta Bahadur Shrestha is serving as a secretary for Education since September 2017. As the secretary for education, he has also taken other key responsibilities such as Chair Person of National Education Board; Chair Person of Janak Educational Material Centers and Secretary General of the Nepal National Commission for UNESCO. He has joined the UNESCO as a Board Member from representation the Member country of Nepal. As a Secretary of the government of Nepal, he worked in the Ministry of Health for around 22 Month; in the Ministry of MOFALD another 22 month; and in the Office of Prime Minister for two and half Months before Joining the Ministry of Education.
Mr. Shrestha was born in 14th of May 1961 in Gajarkot-2, Tanahu district, in the western rural hilly areas of Nepal. He joined the government service in 2043 Ashoj as third class Gazetted Officers in Land Reform Office. He spent his most of the time of Second Class officer under the Ministry of Communication. While he was Joint Secretary, mainly he served under the Ministry of Finance. He served as the Chair of NIDC, Other Financial Institutions, He worked as the Director General of the Department of Revenue Investigation and Money Lounderring; Director General of Inland Revenue Department Office; and Chief of the Revenue administration Training Center in different times. He has contributed as a coordinator of Revenue Advisory Board and also worked in different other boards related to Dilli Raman Regmi Kalyani Pustakalaya, Rastriya Bima Santhsan and Nepal Gunastar Parikshan Kendra. He worked in government service as joint secretary for around nine years.
He has completed Master Degree in Public Administration; Master Degree in Political Science and Economics; and Bachelors Degree in Law from Tribhuvan University. He has received the Senior Executive Development Training. He has participated different types of international conferences such as WHO meeting, Global fund meeting, Mayer’s Conference; and UNESCO meeting. His various articles published in various journal on public management, administration and economic and public policy.
Having extensive experience within the Financial and social Development sector, Mr. Shrestha contributed for Promoting SWAPs which is popularly established in the Health and Education Sector.
As a Secretary his vision is to enhance the good governance in the entire education sector to ensure the right based education as provision in the constitution of Nepal; and for ensuring inclusive and equitable education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
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