Jahnabi Phookan is FICCI FLOs New National President

FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) appoints Jahnabi Phookan as its 37th National President. Jahnabi takes over the reign from the outgoing National President Harjinder Kaur Talwar at the 36th FLP Annual Session – Rising Above Covid Challenges in the presence of Honorable Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. In her new role, Jahnabi will focus on empowering women with entrepreneurship capabilities and professional experience, enabling them to take up new challenges and maximize opportunities in the new normal post Covid.

A serial entrepreneur, Jahnabi is the co-founder of two tourism companies – Jungle Travels India and Assam Bengal Navigation Company under JTI Group. Jahnabi is passionate about women empowerment and strongly advocates and works towards building sustainable livelihoods for women’s economic upliftment. Talking about her appointment, she says,

“I am honoured and humbled by the responsibility entrusted on me. We at FICCI FLO are working towards women’s economic empowerment at various levels, but going forward and in accordance with current times - our aim will be to focus on creating sustainable

I am honoured and humbled by the responsibility entrusted on me.We at FICCI FLO are working towards womens economic empowerment at various levels but going forward and in accordance with current times our aim will be to focus on creating sustainable livelihoods for women to empower them further.

livelihoods for women to empower them further. We wish to move towards our aim by promoting entrepreneurship and professional excellence among women across the country and I am excited to embark on this journey.”

FICCI FLO is the oldest women-led and focused business chamber of Southeast Asia and the women’s wing of the apex chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The organization represents over 8,000 women entrepreneurs and professionals across 17 chapters nationally and works aggressively towards promoting economic empowerment and equal opportunities for women. Jahnabi, who is also a member of the National Board of Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship since 2012, was the Founder member and Founder Vice Chairperson of FLO Northeast chapter in 2007. She was a recipient of the FLO Outstanding Women Achievers Award in December 2013.