The Ministry of Information and Communication is a federal ministry of Nepal responsible for the oversight of the telecommunications, broadcasting, and postal services. It was established in its current form on May 13, 2026, following the approval of the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083.
As part of the Balendra Shah-led government's reform to reduce the number of ministries from 22 to 18, the formerly named Ministry of Communications and Information Technology was restructured, with its digital governance wings transferred to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
List of ministers This is a list of all Ministers of Information and Communications since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:
+ Name Political affiliation Assumed office Left office Ministry of Information and Communication (2013-2018) 1 Minendra Rijal Nepali Congress 25 February 2014 12 October 2015 2 Sher Dhan Rai Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 5 November 2015 14 August 20163 Ram Karki Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 14 August 2016 31 May 2017 4 Mohan Bahadur Basnet Nepali Congress 26 July 2017 15 February 2018Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (2018-2026)5 Gokul Prasad Baskota Nepal Communist Party 1 June 2018 20 February 20206 Yuba Raj Khatiwada Nepal Communist Party 4 March 2020 14 Oct 20207Parbat GurungNepal Communist Party15 Oct 20204 June 20218Nainkala ThapaCPN UML10 June 202122 June 20219Gyanendra Bahadur KarkiNepali Congress8 October 202126 December 202210Rekha SharmaCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)17 January 2023 4 March 202411Prithvi Subba GurungCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)15 July 20249 September 202512Jagdish KharelIndependent12 September 202519 January 202613 Dr. Bikram TimilsinaRastriya Swatantra Party27 March 202614 May 2026Ministry of Information and Communication (2026) -Dr. Bikram TimilsinaRastriya Swatantra Party14 May 2026Incumbent
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