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The election process for the Nepal Foreign Employment Entrepreneurs Association has progressed following directives from the District Administration Office Kathmandu. Dissatisfaction with the leadership style of the association’s chairman, Bhuvansingh Gurung, led two-thirds of the office bearers to collectively resign. A management committee formed under the leadership of advisors has decided to hold a special general assembly and elect a new executive committee on 24 Jestha.

The election procedure was advanced after the mass resignation of two-thirds of the office bearers from the Nepal Foreign Employment Entrepreneurs Association. The District Administration Office Kathmandu instructed the dissolution of the executive committee led by Chairman Bhuvansingh Gurung, formally initiating the process for electing a new executive committee. The management committee informed about the election progress during a press conference held today.

Pursuant to Article 26 (4) (b) of the association’s bylaws, a management committee led by advisors was formed. This committee announced the advancement of the election process, including a special general assembly scheduled for Jestha 24. Rajendra Bhandari, the outgoing chairman and management committee member, explained that the management committee was constituted following the collective resignation of two-thirds of the association’s office bearers in accordance with the bylaws.

Currently, the collection of representatives for the upcoming election is ongoing. Bhandari has requested entrepreneurs to participate in the election, which will take place under special circumstances, to select new leadership. The management committee urges all entrepreneurs to engage in the democratic process, contributing to the association’s stability, institutional development, and the formation of capable leadership.

The government has reduced the customs duty on imported motorcycle parts to boost motorcycle production within Nepal. Under the new regulation, the customs duty on motorcycle parts ranging from 200cc to 250cc has been set at 30 percent, a decrease of 10 percentage points. Conversely, the customs duty on parts for motorcycles between 250cc and 500cc has been increased by 10 percent, reaching 80 percent.

May 3, Kathmandu – The government has adjusted the customs duty on imported parts to encourage complete motorcycle manufacturing in Nepal. This new policy was implemented through the upcoming fiscal year’s budget. The revised customs rates took effect starting May 30, the day after the budget announcement on May 29, reducing the tax on imported parts used in locally assembled motorcycles by 10 percentage points.

Previously, parts imports for motorcycles between 200cc and 250cc were taxed at 40 percent in the current fiscal year, but the rate has now been lowered to 30 percent for the coming fiscal year. However, for parts ranging from 250cc to 400cc, the duty has been increased by 10 percent from 70 percent to 80 percent. Similarly, parts for motorcycles with engine capacities from 400cc to 500cc now face an increased duty of 80 percent.

Manufacturers such as Royal Enfield, Honda, Yamaha, Hero, TVS, and Bajaj import parts and assemble motorcycles locally. These companies have established assembly plants within Nepal, where they assemble bikes from imported components, contributing to domestic production growth.

The Foreign Employment Department has instructed training institutions to provide the details of individuals who have completed caregiver training within three days. The department has opened applications from Jestha 17 to Asar 7 to send 2,300 Nepali assistant workers to long-term care centers in Israel. Due to previous issues with fraudulent certificates being submitted, the department plans to pre-register these details this time.

Jestha 20, Kathmandu – The Foreign Employment Department has requested details of individuals who have undergone caregiver training. The department has asked caregiver training providers to submit records of all trainees from the start to the present within three days. This request applies to institutions registered with CTEVT and NAVT to provide details of all caregiver trainees trained to date.

The department has called for applications to fill 2,300 quotas for Nepali assistant workers in Israel’s long-term care centers. For this purpose, it has sought the details of individuals who have received training from the caregiving training providers. Previously, on Asar 11, 2078, the second phase of caregiver recruitment was announced, seeking 2,000 applicants. At that time, some training providers were found to have issued certificates without actual training. Following this, the department conducted investigations and canceled applications of those holding fake certificates.

To prevent recurrence of the problem of applicants submitting fake certificates, the department has requested detailed records of all individuals trained from the beginning until now. The application period has been set from Jestha 17 to Asar 7. Currently, the application process is ongoing, and the department has stated that after the deadline, verification and selection procedures will commence.

The government has announced a new list specifying the items and their customs duty exemption limits that Nepali travelers can bring while going abroad. Nepalis returning after completing 12 months of foreign employment are now allowed to bring televisions up to 65 inches with duty exemption. For travelers crossing via land routes, the customs duty exemption limit has been increased from NPR 100 to NPR 500. Kathmandu, 20 Jestha — In accordance with arrangements related to Jhiti Guntha, the government has raised the value threshold for goods brought from India into Nepal to NPR 500. Previously, customs duties were applicable on goods valued above NPR 100, but the new financial bill has amended this limit upward. The prior NPR 100 limit had sparked nationwide protests because ordinary citizens were required to pay customs for goods exceeding that amount. The government has now increased this threshold through the budget.

Additionally, students studying in India can bring one laptop, tablet, or computer without being subject to customs duties. The government has released a new list of items that Nepali travelers are allowed to carry, most of which remain unchanged from last year’s list, with some modifications in items and limits. According to the Ministry of Finance, Nepalis residing permanently in Nepal can bring personal use items back from abroad with full customs exemption.

The exempted items include used clothing, bedding, household goods, old items, medicines brought for treatment, assistive devices used by physically disabled persons, and gold and silver jewelry within the limits specified in Schedule 4, Case 1 of the Customs Duty Act 2081. Additionally, one each of used tablets, laptops or desktop computers, watches, cameras, video cameras, and mobile phones can be imported duty-free. Nepali workers returning after 12 months of foreign employment are eligible for customs exemption on televisions up to 65 inches; previously, this exemption was available only to citizens listed in the Social Security Fund, who could bring a television of up to 32 inches duty-free. This exemption can be availed only once.