Ministry of Communication and Information Technology[1]
सञ्चार तथा सूचना प्रविधि मन्त्रालय
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Formed1992
JurisdictionGovernment of Nepal
HeadquartersSingha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Minister responsible
Child agencies
  • Department of Postal Service
  • Department of Information
  • Department of Printing
Websitemocit.gov.np
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The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology(Nepali: सूचना तथा सञ्चार प्रविधि मन्त्रालय) [2] is governmental body of Nepal that manages postal services, telecommunications, broadcasting, press and information and film development in the country.[3]

Rekha Sharma is the present minister for this 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.

Organisational structure

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

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

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[citation needed] Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 5 November 2015 14 August 2016
3 Ram Karki[8] Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 14 August 2016 31 May 2017
4 Mohan Bahadur Basnet[9] Nepali Congress 26 July 2017 15 February 2018
5 Gokul Prasad Baskota [10] 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)[11] 15 Oct 2020 4 June 2021
8 Nainkala Thapa CPN UML 10 June 2021 22 June 2021
9 Gyanendra Bahadur Karki Nepali Congress 8 October 2021 26 December 2022
10 Rekha Sharma Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 17 January 2023 Incumbent

Notes

References

  1. ^ "About the Ministry". Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. Retrieved 13 Dec 2020.
  2. ^ "Ministry 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. ^ "New ministers from CPN Maoist Centre sworn-in". The Himalayan Times. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. ^ "3 more DPMs, 4 ministers sworn-in; total Cabinet strength is 26". The Himalayan Times. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  10. ^ "3 Gokul Baskota resigns as minister for communication and information technology". The Kathmandu Post. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Nepal Communist Party", Wikipedia, 2020-12-09, retrieved 2020-12-13


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