Government preparing to bring Mass Communication Bill soon: Minister Sharma

Kathmandu / May 7: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, has said the government is preparing to bring Act related to Media Council, Social Media and Mass Communication as soon as possible.

Putting forth the views in the discussion on the bills to amend and integrate laws related to Public Service Broadcasting held here today, Minister Sharma mentioned that the bill related to Media Council is at the National Assembly for discussion.

She clarified about the formation of a council mentioned in point number 6 of the ‘Bill designed to amend and integrate laws related to Public Service Broadcasting’ and laid emphasis that the Communications Ministry should take leadership of the council.

“We have not yet practiced the public service broadcasting. The bill originated from the National Assembly is in the committee since years. So we have to make it relevant in our context rather than imitating others,” the Minister explained.

Sharing that public service broadcasting has been brought to merge Radio Nepal and Nepal Television rather, Secretary at the Communications Ministry, Ram Krishna Subedi, expressed the view that responsibility should be given to the Communications Ministry. RSS