Rashtra Bank Deputy Director by facing social unrest

He is the eldest of four sons. His father, who was a soldier in the Assam Rifles, had to support a family of six with his limited income. In order to study in school, he has been doing fairs, ploughing, digging and doing all the work since his childhood. When he saw the plane flying, he used to think, 'One day I will ride a plane too.' Vishnu, who is keen in reading, passed SLC first class in 2048. He was working in a clothing store when the results came. When he gets to that time 30 years ago, he becomes 'nostalgic' and says, 'Seeing the result, Sahu looked at me from head to toe, his son failed, I was the first division worker.'

He went to Punjab to raise the expenses to study ISC at the Forestry Campus. Then he came to Kathmandu and struggled to study. The story of his struggle in Kathmandu, the city of dreams, is still fresh in memory. He also collected empty sisal bottles for reading. "Collecting 50 empty sissy bottles fetched 10 rupees, which was a lot of money at that time," he recalls. He used to collect the small pencils that were thrown away for writing and therefore worked for a long time. He used to collect the sheets of paper that were thrown away in the printing press.

Along with poverty, there was another problem that plagued him, the caste system. He was evicted many times after knowing his caste in the rented house. Getting a room seemed like winning a big battle for him. He says, "At that time, I saw the ugly form of caste system in Kathmandu, the rented place was not comfortable for me." He told his friends that he did not suffer caste abuse. Narrating the incident of 5 people sitting in the same room, he says, 'I was the only Dalit in the group, I never had to suffer the abuse of my friends, the only problem was the family.' Despite this, he did not stop reading, he did not lose heart. Struggled and completed BA. MBA from Tribhuvan University. He raised his education expenses by teaching school and tuition. And started preparing for banking career.

He started his career from Nepal Bank. From 2061 to 2066, he went from manager to deputy manager. Even the job here did not improve his financial situation. In this interval, marriage and children took place, responsibilities were added. Like the financial crisis. Consolidating the experience, he got involved in the preparation of Rashtra Bank. He passed the Rashtra Bank written test in 2062 and was thrown into the computer. In 2064, the name did not come out in writing. But he did not lose courage. In 2066, he succeeded in getting named as 'Assistant Director' from inclusive reservation. Then his first posting was in Dhangadhi. It was only after he started living with

quarters that he felt comfortable. He says, "When I became a ruler in Dhangadhi and lived in the quarter, I really thought that happy days would come, there was no fear of caste discrimination." When he reached Dhangadhi, he felt that he represented the community. He returned to Kathmandu after 2 years becoming an example for many. Built a house, bought a car, educated 2 children in a good school. Now Bishnu Bahadur is happy, he is happy, that he has fulfilled his dream. Narrating the story of his success, he says, "You should never stop working hard, if you continue to struggle, happiness will surely come, if you lose heart because of suffering, success will never come."

The youngest officer to enter Rashtra Bank in the batch of 2071 is Bharat Od. According to him, there are 213 deputy directors in Rashtra Bank. 4 of them are from Dalit community. He is one. He said that in the 68 years since the establishment of Rashtra Bank, Dalits have not been able to reach positions higher than Deputy Director. After eight years of entering the bank through

inclusion, he has leapt from internal competition to deputy director. He of the younger generation will spend more time in Rashtra Bank. He has many dreams, personal as well as corporate life. He plans to commercialize his community's skills. He from Kailali believes that the situation of the Dalit community has not improved due to the inability to commercialize skills. He is of the view that poverty is in the grip of poverty because labor cannot be linked with value. For this, he wants to connect skills to business and convert them into cash. This will be his priority when he gets the opportunity to reach the political level.

The signal of the Far West connects directly with India. His father not only earned income from India, but also spread the light of education to his 4 children. The sisters have gone from accounting officers in the civil service to running NGOs. His childhood was spent in Kailali. The land was well connected. Bharat was a good student and loved by his teachers. Passed first class in SLC of 2060, and went to Kathmandu for higher education. At that time, he was among the few people who came to Kathmandu from Kailali. Did 'Plus Two' at DAB College, BBA in Finance from Trivi and MBA from Kathmandu University. He worked in both Nepal Bank and Rashtra Bank. Coincidentally, after getting the opportunity to serve in both banks. With the aim of building a career along with management studies, his journey has been turned towards the bank.

He did not want to make a career anywhere else except the bank. He said, "What I have learned should be applied. My friends went to many fields from the civil service, but I came here with a banking dream." Passed both bank exams in one week. The first name was taken out in Nepal Bank. He became a loan officer and reached Nepalgunj. After 4 months, the name also came out in Rashtra Bank. And arrived at 'Dream Job'. The first posting of Rashtra Bank took place in Dhangadhi. Gained working experience in the Bank's Monetary Management Department, Bank and Financial Institutions Regulation Department.

After reaching Rashtra Bank, daily life changed, respect increased. When he reached the village, the villager looked at him and said, 'You are in a bank that prints money, you have as much money as you can.' He made a banking career in inclusiveness. Improved living standards. He says, "Inclusion has increased the representation of women including Dalit tribes, it should be taken positively." He is happy to see the increase in women's representation. She is really happy to see the increase in women's empowerment.

The 'role model' of every family is their parents. Pushkar Surkhali of Tanahun moved forward by making his father a 'role model'. He considers his father to be a strong personality with positive thinking. Father was in government service in India. Even though the position was small, he got to understand the dignity and prestige of government service in his childhood. Because of his father's government job, he did not have to suffer financial shortage for his studies. Studied till graduation at his father's expense. ISC from Pokhara Forestry. Graduated from Prithvi Narayan Campus, Pokhara in management subject. Be it in school or campus, he fell under social discrimination many times because he belonged to the Dalit community.

The society has had to absorb the countless incidents of 'untouchables', he said. Being splashed with water at school is still fresh in my mind. He says, "Discrimination was clearly visible from food and water to house rent, we are still forced to move forward step by step while suffering discrimination." Although he passed exams in many places with the desire of government service, he also carried the dream of becoming a ranger. Food Institute, Rural Development Bank, Civil Service Examination but failed. He had a brother in Rashtra Bank, he was inspired by it. He passed the exam in 2052 and has been working in Rashtra Bank since 2053. He initially reached Dhangadhi and spent 18 years in Pokhara. He has spent 6-6 years in Rashtra Bank from Assistant, Principal Assistant to Assistant Director. Currently he is in charge of Birgunj branch as Deputy Director. He is going to retire as a director.

Pushkar wanted to be a lieutenant in the army. He also prepared but left that dream and came to Rashtra Bank. Why? He says, "I didn't want to become a lieutenant at that time. I didn't have anyone, I didn't have the courage. There was fairness in Rashtra Bank, it was the only bank that could get a job with ability. He said, "The work is not small or big, I want to enjoy the land I enjoyed again."

Sushil Kumar Das is the Deputy Director representing Madhesi Dalits. Joined Rashtra Bank in 2071 from Assistant Director. Made the jump to Deputy Director through internal competition. After working at Krishi Bikas Bank for 7 years at authorized level, he joined Rashtra Bank. He has experience of working in various branches from Janakpur to Kathmandu.

He says, "Even if you have a job in other banks, you have a dream to reach Rashtra Bank, and I have fulfilled that dream." It was his father who encouraged him to study. MBA from Purvanchal University. A student of economics and law, he says, 'The study of law management and economics has helped me a lot in my banking career.