KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress (NC) has provided the party active membership to 852 thousand 711 people across the country.
The membership was granted in view of the party’s upcoming General Convention scheduled on September 1 to 4.
A report submitted to party President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba by the Active Membership Investigation Committee coordinator Ramesh Lekhak states that 443 thousand 678 have taken the new membership while 409 thousand 33 have got their membership renewed.
Now, the number of the active male members in the party is 653 thousand 438 followed by 199 thousand 97 women and 176 are categorised as others.
Province-wise number of active members
Province 1: 174,782
Province 2: 112,946
Bagamati: 186,143
Gandaki: 118,633
Lumbini: 130,885
Karnali: 54,566
Sudurpaschim: 74,756
The members belong to 16 to 75 years of age. During its work, the Committee had received 46 sorts of complaints and grievances about the new members.