executive board (2024-2026)

President
Dr. Ramji Prasad Neupane

Development Expert

Senior Vice-President
Dr. Ambika Prasad Gautam
Plant Scientist

Vice-President

Mr. Rishiram Pangeni

General Secretary
Mr. Bidur Koirala

Secretary
Mr. Sanjaya Baral

Treasurer

Mr. Gopal Khatri

Accounting

permanent advisory board

Dr. Durga D. Poudel
Soil and Environmental Scientist
Founder of the Asta-Ja Framework
Founding Member Asta-Ja Abhiyan Nepal
International Coordinator Asta-Ja ICC
Founding President Asta-Ja RDC

Founding President Asta-Ja USA

past presidents

Professor Durga D. Poudel, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, was the first President of Asta-Ja RDC, April, 2014-March, 2018. Professor Poudel is a Soil and Environmental Scientist, the Founder of the Asta-Ja Framework, Founding Member Asta-Ja Abhiyan Nepal, International Coordinator Asta-Ja ICC, Founding President Asta-Ja RDC and the Founding President of Asta-Ja USA.