Minister for Information and Communication Krishna Bahadur Mahara on Tuesday said the government would take concrete steps to develop the communication system and infrastructures in the country as per its motto ‘meaningful, pro-people and inclusive information and communications, basis of loktantra, peace, national interest and progression’. He also said that he would make the ministry under him ‘paper-less’ within three years time and develop it as a ‘model ministry’.

Communication minister and government spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara

Communication minister and government spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara (File Photo)
Unveiling the future plans of the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC), Minister Mahara said the government would take concrete measures for the development of mass communications, government media, internet service, postal service, including others.

Minister Mahara said as per the plan, the government would set up at least one phone line in every polling booth by the time of the constituent assembly polls and also extend its support to the media to publicize about the constituent assembly polls.

“Since this is a transitional period we had some difficulty in determining the plans,” he said, adding, “but now we will do what it takes to materialize it. I am going to present it before the cabinet soon.”

He further added that as per the plan to install telephones in all remote villages, all 1007 Village Development Committees (VDC) which are yet to get connected by telephone will have a phone line within ten months. Mahara also expressed his commitment that the government would try to realize the slogan of ‘mobile sets in everyone’s hand and internet in every home’ in practice.

Mahara said the state-run telecom has already started reconstruction of the communication infrastructures destroyed during the decade-long armed conflict.