Federation of Consumers Association of Sikkim holds a meeting

SINGTAM, AUGUST 28: Federation of Consumers Association of Sikkim (FCAS) held a meeting at Gangtok on August 27 to re-establish its organization. Jayashree Pradhan was the President of the meeting that had people from different profession along with students participating and sharing their experiences. Kuber Dahal, Former Additional Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Mahesh Sharma, Assistant Controller, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department along with people gathered from Gangtok, Singtam, Central Pandam and others were present on the occasion.

Highlight of the meeting was to re-organise the organization. The members of the organization shared their experiences and echoed the importance of a forum that would raise voice for consumer related issues. The Consumer forum was started in 1997 but in the last few years it had lessened its work.

New executive members were also formed on the occasion. Jayashree Pradhan (President), Pushpa Basnet (Vice President), Rohit Pradhan (General Secretary), Dr. Daisy Rasaily & Shekher Khatiwada (Secretary), Anurag Dhungel (Treasurer), Kishore Shrestha (Assistant Treasurer), Suresh K Lama (Chief Coordinator), Praveen Pradhan (Coordinator – East), Bikash Sharma (Coordinator- Student), Shital Pradhan and Dilli Ram Dulal (Publicity Secretary).

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