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• Mr. Gokarna Awasthi, Deputy Director General, FNCCI highlighted that the list good required for tax exemption can be obtained by the suppliers in the nation and by the DRR&M actors, he requested the participants to develop a list ensuring the needs of persons with disabilities and to circulate it among the members. He expressed that the task should be completed as soon as possible as Nepal is vulnerable to floods each year and this list of items would put us in a better position to respond to disasters in the near future.  
• Dr. Raju Thapa, Acting Chair of DPNet Nepal shared about the 9 thematic groups of the NPDRR. He shed light on the agenda and the major points of discussion such as tax exemption for the goods required for DRR, the modification of the NPDRR guideline for the Private Sector. He further shared about the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2022 and how we need to showcase the work Nepal has done in DRR.

• The members can give a list of implementable tasks that can be achieved by the private sector.
• The list of goods for tax exemption should be in the format provided by the Government of Nepal.
• The list of goods for tax exemption should also include assistive devices and disability-friendly items.
• The Red Cross should be consulted on the list of goods required for tax exemption considering the global and national standards.
• The NPDRR guideline will be modified and finalized in the next meeting.