An Evaluation of Communication Policy in Nepal

Abstract

Information and communication, which are indispensable infrastructures for development, possess great importance for the overall development of a nation. The contribution of the information and communication has played an important role creating a healthy civilized and cultured society based on justice and morality as ensured by the constitution of Kingdom of Nepal 1990. The democratic policy adopted by the country in political perspective means to govern oneself by uniting on another, whereas from the economic point of view it means to go hand in hand with prosperity. The great responsibility for encouraging and motivating people involves in overall development of nation through massive peoples participation while disseminating such underlying implications of democratic policy depends on the efficiency of the communication sector.

Realizing the importance of communication sector, this study is focused on evaluating communication policy of Nepal, on the basis of primary and secondary data. The study is focused on Five year development plan and Government policies: communication policy–2028, communication policy–2049; long term communication policy–2059 and legislative policy to evaluate communication policy of Nepal.

Content analysis and sampling methods are used to collect the data. According to data and information, it is found that, there is a gap between the target and progress of the policy. Policy level targets are not fulfilling because of governments unwillingness. Physical targets are not fulfilling due to the lack of budget, lack of infrastructure and lack of efficiency in bureaucracy.