Kathmandu: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has mentioned that linguistic inclusion in the country has incorporated the aspirations of federalism. At a Programme organised by Association of Tamang Journalists today, Minister Gurung shared that the inclusive policy has become effective in the state-owned media agencies.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Gurung argued that efforts are underway to strengthen federalism as per the sentiments of inclusion by disseminating news and contents in different mother languages by the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), Public Service Broadcasting (Radio Nepal and Nepal Television), and Gorkhapatra Daily. He highlighted that Gorkhapatra Daily has been publishing news in 45 mother languages, Radio Nepal in 25, and RSS in three, emphasizing the priority given to linguistic inclusion in media.
Minister Gurung added that RSS is preparing to disseminate news in the Tamang language in the current fiscal year. He also shared that the Media Council Bill was in the final stage and mentioned that the AI Policy was endorsed, which will be instrumental in materializing the vision of Digital Framework Nepal. The government is doing homework for developing physical infrastructure to implement the AI Policy, strengthen the 4G Network, begin the 5G Network, and open the Data Centre.
Additionally, journalists Tikaram Tamang and Malati Moktan were awarded at the event. Minister for Drinking Water, Energy, and Irrigation of Bagmati Province, Krishna Kumar Tamang, pledged to bring the Tamang language for official use in the province. Chairman of Tamang Journalists’ Association, Netra Tamang, mentioned that the prize was established for the career development of journalists from the Tamang community.