Kathmandu, July 7: Minister for Information and Communications, Dr Bikram Timilsina, has asserted that the right to information was on the top priority list of the government.
During a meeting with office-bearers and members of the National Federation for Right to Information on Tuesday, Minister Dr Timilsina shared that the ministry has been working for the protection and promotion of RTI.
He expressed commitment to work in this sector by efficiently mobilizing the mechanism managed by the RTI Act, 2064, Regulations 2065 and other related laws.
The Communications Minister underlined that an arrangement would be made to use RTI in corruption reduction, as the government has been working on the main agenda of good governance.
A process for the appointment of office-bearers at the National Information Commission (NIC) would be initiated, he opined.
On the occasion, Federation’s President Umid Bagchand briefed the Communications Minister about ongoing activities of the organization across the nation and urged for the timely appointment of the NIC office-bearers.
Senior Vice-President Tara Bahadur Bhandari, Vice-President Durga Tiwari, general-secretary Purna Prasad Mishra, among others were present on the occasion. #nepal #rss
