KATHMANDU, Sept 2: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki said that the Nepal Media Council Bill-2076 BS was introduced to further streamline mass media in the country.
He made the remarks while seeking deliberation on the Bill in the House of Representatives meeting today. Minister Karki, who is also spokesperson of the government, had presented the proposal with a message from the National Assembly in the meeting.
The proposal was unanimously approved by the meeting today itself. Clause-wise deliberation on the Bill was already conducted in the National Assembly earlier.
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While taking part in the deliberation, Minister Karki said that the Bill was presented in the parliament to make mass media clean, transparent, professional, organized and responsible.
He also said that the government introduced the Bill that seeks to aid in development and promotion of journalism as well as to encourage adherence towards code of conduct.
Karki argued that although there was Press Council Nepal to regulate the journalism sector, its jurisdiction was limited and it would not incorporate all sectors of journalism. "The Nepal Mass Media Bill-2076 BS was formulated to further manage mass media. There is a trend worldwide to streamline mass media," he explained.
Once the Bill would come into effect, Minister Karki believed that the practice of responsible journalism would be further promoted and an automatic monitoring system would be put in place to address the differing views related to mass media and to address the complaints.
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