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Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

सञ्चार तथा सूचना प्रविधि मन्त्रालय
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Agency overview
Formed	1992
Jurisdiction	Government of Nepal
Headquarters	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Minister responsible	Prithvi Subba Gurung, Hon. Minister
Agency executives	Ram Krishna Subedi, Secretary Gajendra Kumar Thakur, Spokesperson Bishal Sapkota, Assistant spokesperson
Child agencies	Department of Postal Service Department of Information Department of Printing
Website	mocit.gov.np

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The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology(Nepali: सूचना तथा सञ्चार प्रविधि मन्त्रालय) is governmental body of Nepal that manages postal services, telecommunications, broadcasting, press and information and film development in the country.

Rekha Sharma is the present minister for this ministry.

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:

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

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

• 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:

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", Misplaced Pages, 2020-12-09, retrieved 2020-12-13

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