KATHMANDU, July 21: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has asserted that the incumbent government has been taking a tough stance against corruption and is working towards ensuring good-governance since its formation.

At a programme organized by the Nepal Telecom Provincial Directorate of Madhesh Province in Janakpurdham of Dhanusha district on Friday, Minister Sharma opined that the government's actions towards good-governance and against corruption had bothered many people.

On a different note, Minister Sharma said that the incumbent government had resolved a huge problem in Madhesh (Terai) by introducing the bill related to citizenship.

She warned that anyone misusing the legal provisions, introduced to provide citizenship identity cards to genuine Nepali citizens, would be booked.

"The stateless children of Nepali citizens are getting citizenship certificates at present. Work relating to the Civil Service Act has been taken forward. Government is seriously working towards delivering public services. This has caused a headache to some people who are evidently seen in the street and in parliament."

According to her, the government had formed a powerful commission to deliver justice to the victims of loan sharks. The government had taken initiatives to resolve usury-related problems by setting up a commission in Janakpurdham.

Recalling her first decision in the role was to expand the internet and mobile phone network in all places along the highways, Minister Sharma called for its full implementation.

According to her, the incumbent government was working towards promoting digital literacy. "The government has taken steps towards regulating social media by bringing them under the ambit of law," she added.

Furthermore, she said that electronic data security policy would be formulated for safe usage and storage of electronic data.

Minister Sharma shared that the government is working to increase revenue generation of the country by developing infrastructures of different sectors including education, health, tourism and expanding 4G service related to telecommunication and launching 5G service.

The communications minister viewed that making the telecom service qualitative, reliable, and affordable was the main necessity of the hour. 

Minister Sharma laid emphasis on the need of making the presence of Nepal strong in the information and telecom sector in the world by making Nepal fully information-technology friendly. 

Communications Minister Sharma said the government has been paying special attention in formulating acts and rules keeping the speedy development of information technology in mind.

(RSS)

 
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