Agency Name: | Ministry of Communication and Information Technology[1] |
Nativename: | सञ्चार तथा सूचना प्रविधि मन्त्रालय |
Seal: | Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg |
Formed: | 1992 |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Nepal |
Headquarters: | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Minister1 Name: | Prithvi Subba Gurung, Hon. Minister |
Chief1 Name: | Ram Krishna Subedi |
Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
Chief2 Name: | Gajendra Kumar Thakur |
Chief2 Position: | Spokesperson |
Chief3 Name: | Bishal Sapkota |
Chief3 Position: | Assistant spokesperson |
Child1 Agency: | Department of Postal Service |
Child2 Agency: | Department of Information |
Child3 Agency: | Department of Printing |
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.
Three departments serve under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work:[5]
Furthermore, several Organizations also work under and with the ministry:[6]
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 | |
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1 | Minendra Rijal[7] | 25 February 2014 | 12 October 2015 | |
2 | 5 November 2015 | 14 August 2016 | ||
3 | Ram Karki[8] | 14 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 | |
4 | Mohan Bahadur Basnet[9] | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 | |
5 | Gokul Prasad Baskota [10] | Nepal Communist Party | 1 June 2018 | 20 February 2020 |
6 | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | 14 Oct 2020 | |
7 | Parbat Gurung | Nepal Communist Party (NCP) | 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 |