Meeting With Women Parliamentarians from Nepal

An interaction with the visiting women parliamentarians of Nepal was organized on October 3, 2017 at Federation House, FICCI, New Delhi.  They were:

1. Hon. Anarkali Mia    –  United Marxist Leninist
2. Hon. Vesh Kumari Raut. – Maoist Centre
3. Hon. Rajya Laxmi Shrestha  – Nepali Congress
4. Hon. Pramila devi Das. – Nepali Congress
5. Hon. Phuljhari Devi – Maoist Centre
6. Hon. Mina Chaudhary  – Rastriya Janta Party
7. Hon. Chhaya Sharma  – Federal Socialist Forum Nepal ( coordinator of the subcommittee )
8. Under Secretary Madam Sarita Ranamagar

Nepal stands on the 14th position globally to send the women leaders in the legislature parliament. In the election, 191 women leaders (33.2%) were elected out of 575 seats, and Cabinet nominated 6 women out of 26 seats, resulting to 197 women members (32.8%) in the Legislative parliament.