Kathmandu, July 10: Minister for Information and Communications Dr Bikram Timilsina, has directed the Gorkhapatra Sansthan and the Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) to ensure completion of their annual auditing by coming mid-January 2027.
Stating that delays in completing the auditing of public entities have caused sheer hindrances to fiscal discipline, service deliveries and budget implementation, the Minister urged them to prioritize the auditing issues so that the public media would be more accountable and systematic.
It has been reported that the annual auditing of both entities have been awaited for a couple of years. These have caused issues in the fiscal management for the organizations and in obtaining the grants and budget allocated by the government under various headings.
As the Gorkhapatra says, it has already proceeded with the auditing for the fiscal year 2080-81 BS.
However, the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), the State-owned news agency, has said that it has faced no such problems. It is said the organisation has ensured regular auditing from external sources and also prepared for internal auditing.
At a meeting, RSS General Manager Sandeep Rai informed that promoting fiscal discipline and transparency were among the organisation’s top priorities.
The Ministry held discussions with public media on Friday, focusing on their audit status. During the meeting, Minister Dr Timilsina called for prompt reforms to strengthen financial management and institutional governance.
