Minister Gurung urges artists to spread message of adopting healthy life

Kathmandu, Aug 31: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has urged the cine artists to spread the message of adopting healthy life.

As the cine artists are followed by many people, they have significant role in bringing positive change in commoners, Minister Gurung argued.     

He also reminded the artists to take care of their person health in addition to involvement in film development and acting. Minister Gurung said it while addressing a programme on distribution of identity card of the distinguished cine artists at a programme on Sunday.     

On the occasion, Minister Gurung announced that the persons able to receive the identity card of distinguished cine artists would be handed over Rs 150 thousand and those receiving the identity card of the cine artist the health insurance of Rs 75,000 as well.     

The Minister informed that government was committed to ensuring prosperity and he was also working seriously towards that end.     

"Government extends full support to the development of film," he vowed.(RSS)