Ministry of Information and Communications (Nepal)

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology[2] is governmental body of Nepal that manages postal services, telecommunications, broadcasting, press and information and film development in the country.[3]

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology[1]

सूचना तथा सञ्चार प्रविधि मन्त्रालय
Emblem of Nepal
Agency overview
Formed	1992
Headquarters	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Minister responsible	Parbat Gurung, Minister of Communication and Information Technology
Parent department	Government of Nepal
Child agencies	Department of Postal Service Department of Information Department of Printing
Website	mocit.gov.np

Parbat Gurung is the present minister for this ministry since October 15 2020, who was minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen ministry.[4]

Through its subdivisions, the ministry informs the public about economic and social activities in Nepal, while promoting democratic culture through ensuring the freedom of expression and the right to information of the People of Nepal. Its main aim is to make the communications media active and efficient.[1]

Organisational Structure

Three departments serve under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work:[5]

• Department of Postal Service (Nepal Post)
• Department of Information
• Department of Printing

Furthermore, several Organizations also work under and with the ministry:[6]

• Film Development Board
• Gorkhapatra Corporation
• Nepal Telecom
• Nepal Telecommunications Authority
• Nepal Television
• Press Council Nepal
• Radio Broadcasting Development Committee
• Rastriya Samachar Samiti (National News Agency)

Former Ministers of Information and Communications

This is a list of all Ministers of Information and Communications since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

	Name	Political Affiliation	Assumed Office	Left Office
1	Minendra Rijal[7]	Nepali Congress	25 February 2014	12 October 2015
2	Sher Dhan Rai[8]	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	5 November 2015	14 August 2016
3	Ram Karki[9]	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	14 August 2016	31 May 2017
4	Mohan Bahadur Basnet[10]	Nepali Congress	26 July 2017	15 February 2018
5	Gokul Prasad Baskota [11]	Nepal Communist Party	1 June 2018	20 February 2020
6	Yuba Raj Khatiwada	Nepal Communist Party	4 March 2020	14 Oct 2020
7	Parbat Gurung	Nepal Communist Party (NCP)[12]	15 Oct 2020	Incumbent

Notes

References

1. "About the Ministry". Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. Retrieved 13 Dec 2020.
2. "Ministy of Communication and Information Technology". www.mocit.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
3. "Ministry of Information and Communications". Government of Nepal. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
4. "With a Cabinet rejig, Oli sows seeds of conflict in the ruling party". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
5. "Departments". Ministry of Information and Communications. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
6. "Organizations under Ministry". Ministry of Information and Communications. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
7. "Meet the new cabinet of ministers". Nepali Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
8. "Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expands cabinet for second time, 19 ministers sworn in". Kathmandu Tribune. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
9. "New ministers from CPN Maoist Centre sworn-in". The Himalayan Times. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
10. "3 more DPMs, 4 ministers sworn-in; total Cabinet strength is 26". The Himalayan Times. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
11. "3 Gokul Baskota resigns as minister for communication and information technology". The Kathmandu Post. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
12. "Nepal Communist Party", Wikipedia, 2020-12-09, retrieved 2020-12-13