RTI is fundamental rights: Communications Minister

Kathmandu, Dec 8: Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has urged spokespersons and information officers for federal ministries, constitutional commissions and various bodies to ensure that the Right to Information was effectively implemented.     

During a quarterly consultative meeting and interaction with them at the Ministry on Sunday, the Minister said the government is ready to further train the spokespersons towards that end. "The Right to Information is a fundamental right of the citizens and hence, it is our responsibility to implement it by disclosing fact-based information."     

The Minister who also serves as the Government Spokesperson stated that the role of spokespersons and information officers is of highly significance and challenging, too.     

In his responses to concerns from the participants regarding workplace challenges, Minister Gurung promised to address them.(RSS)