Govt media houses should be competitive, creative: Minister Sharma

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Apr. 10: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has viewed that the government media agencies should be competitive and creative and they should be operated as per the changed situation.

Minister Sharma expressed her views while furnishing replies to queries raised during the discussion over the 'proposal to consider on Public Broadcasting Service Bill 2078'. The proposal was tabled at the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today.

"I agree that the government media houses should be made competitive with the private media in regard to content. We will continue discussing on content, but, first, at the policy level, let's form the government media houses able to compete. Please unravel weaknesses in course of the section wise discussion," said Minister Sharma.

The CIT minister made it clear that the Bill does not try to detach the operation of Nepal Television and Radio Nepal from the state responsibility. She, however, said issues pertaining to letting the government media houses run independently but also get government investment were included in the Bill.

The HoR meeting today endorsed the proposal tabled for consideration.