Bhaktapur, Jan. 15:A joint installation of newly elected office bearers of Bhaktapur Jaycees, women jaycees and junior jaycees for 2000 concluded yesterday in the presence of Minister of State for Science and Technology Surendra Prasad Chaudhari.

The outgoing presidents Kishor Rajbhandari of Bhaktapur Jaycees, Basundhara Dhaubanjar of women jaycees and Mrigendra Munakarmi of junior jaycees for 1999 handed over their chairmanships to Balkrishna Sharma, Ratimaiya Ulaka and Deependra Kharbuja respectively.

On the occasion, Minister of State Chaudhari said that Nepal Jaycees have to introduce innovative programmes for the development of any particular field.

He also underlined the need for other social institutions to follow group discussion as practised by Jaycees in the past.

He also presented the “Competent project coordinator Suwal Award” established by ex-president and senator Balmukunda Suwal to executive vice president of Bhaktapur Women Jaycees Shila Saiju.

Ex-executive vice president of Nepal Jaycees Nabin Kayastha chaired the function at which vice president of Nepal Jaycees K.P. Awale threw light on the activities of the Jaycees.