Wednesday, November 5, 2025

GM of NAC to be selected through open competition

Kathmandu, Oct. 31

The general manager of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is to be selected through an open competition.
A committee has been formed under the coordination of Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA), Hari Prasad Mainali, to recommend a qualified candidate selected through open competition.

Prime Minister Sushila Karki, in her capacity as the minister in charge of the MoCTCA, made the decision to form the committee on Friday.

Captain Kul Bahadur Limbu has been appointed as an expert member of the committee. The Head of the Planning and Administration Division of the Ministry, who is a Joint Secretary, will serve as the Member-Secretary. The committee must recommend a qualified candidate selected through open competition within one month.

Until a new general manager is appointed through open competition, Deputy Director-General Janak Raj Kalakheti, the most senior employee of the Corporation, will serve as Acting General Manager.

Likewise, the Vice-Chairman Bikram Rai will perform the duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors until further arrangements are made, according to Ministry Spokesperson Ram Krishna Lamichhane.

  Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 1 November 2025.     

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