KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Communications, Information and Technology (MoCIT) has achieved 87.3 percent fiscal achievement in the last financial year despite the COVID-19 induced economic slowdown.
The Ministry had received over Rs 5.96 billion under current expenditure and over Rs 1.55 billion under capital expenditure in the fiscal year out of which 92 percent was spent under current expenditure and 72.1 percent under the capital expenditure, according to the MoCIT.
In a ministerial-level meeting held in the Ministry today, Ministry’s Administration Division Chief Radhika Aryal shared that of the major tasks and targets of the Ministries, 22 were accomplished during the last fiscal while rest others were partially carried out.
Among the targets achieved by the Ministry is the expansion of broadband internet in 447 rural municipalities, 3048 community schools and 2,600 health centers. Furthermore, 273-km optical fiber has been laid in State No 1, State No 2 and Bagmati State under the Information Highway project.
Likewise, 527 rural municipalities of 77 districts have access to 4G internet service. The computer lab was set up in 476 community schools.
Similarly, during the last fiscal year, various regulations, policies and Acts were approved including the Digital Nepal Framework 2076 BS and the Advertisement (Regulations) Act-2076 BS and Nepal’s Satellite Policy-2077 BS among others.
The Ministry however could not accomplish the launch of the digital literacy campaign, Data Centre set up in Itahari and Banke, Internet exchange center set up in Lalitpur and Butwal, formulation regulations and directives for postal services and well-equipped studio in the Kathmandu Valley among others works.
Likewise, the Ministry is yet to fully implement providing incentives to the senior journalists, launching a social security program for film artistes.
The Ministry is also yet to prepare DPR for construction of National Knowledge Park at Khumaltar, Lalitpur. RSS
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