Kathmandu, Feb 2: Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar Karki has said that the society would be transparent only when the state information reach to the villages.
Minister Karki said this at a programme ‘Right to Information in Media’ jointly organized by National Information Commission, Press Council Nepal and Human Rights Journalists Association in the capital on Wednesday.
He also stressed that both the information seeker and provider should be independent in reaching out the public access to information of all state agencies.
Minister Karki, also the government spokesperson, asserted that a corruption free society could be imagined provided there is transparent disclosure of state information.
On the occasion, Chief Commissioner of National Information Commission, Krishna Hari Baskota urged the citizens to lodge complaint at the NIC if anyone is denied of accessing necessary information.
NIC Commissioner duo, Kiran Pokharel and Yasoda Timsina highlighted the need of making citizens aware about the information acquisition process and its proper use.
Also speaking at the programme, Press Council Nepal Chairperson Borna Bahadur Karki said citizens should themselves be conscious to obtain information held by public agencies.
Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) ex-general manager Sriram Singh Basnet said the information give and take should first start from the house. RSS
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