FNCCI Election Postponed Again

Office Bearers Decide to hold AGM within 15 Days after Government lifts Restriction on Mass Gathering

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FNCCI Election Postponed Again

July 24: The upcoming 54th General Assembly of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has been postponed once again. FNCCI was scheduled to hold the General Assembly on August 10 and 11 to choose a new leadership. But a meeting of the office bearers of FNCCI and former presidents on Thursday (July 23) decided to defer the General Assembly.

A press statement issued by FNCCI states that the General Assembly will be held within 15 days after getting permission from the government to hold mass gatherings.

With the latest decision, the election for office bearers of FNCCI has now been pushed further away indefinitely.

A recent cabinet meeting had decided to lift the ban on lockdown but the restrictions on mass gatherings and various other measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus still remains in place. Therefore, FNCCI has made it clear that they will not be able to organize the General Assembly.

During Thursday’s meeting, majority of the participants agreed that it is not the right time to hold the General Assembly due to the risk of coronavirus pandemic and the floods and landslides taking place across the country.

They concluded that it is not practical to gather more than 1000 industrialists for the General Assembly because the threat of coronavirus still persists despite the government lifting the lockdown.

The term of current President Bhavani Rana will end after the General Assembly and  Senior Vice President Shekhar Golchha will take charge of the responsibilities of FNCCI as per the federation’s statute.

Meanwhile, Vice President Chandra Dhakal and Kishor Pradhan will be vying for the post of Senior Vice President in the FNCCI election. There is a provision for the Senior Vice President to lead the federation during the next term.

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