Public Service Broadcasting Act, 2024

What does it do?

• The Act creates Public Service Broadcasting Nepal, an autonomous body headquartered in Kathmandu, to produce and broadcast neutral, impartial, factual and objective information, news and entertainment, uphold constitutional rights and strengthen inclusive democracy. Nepal Television (set up under the Communication Corporations Act, 2028) and Radio Nepal are converted into this single organisation, with transitional rules on their posts, staff and assets.यो ऐनले तटस्थ, निष्पक्ष, तथ्यपरक र वस्तुनिष्ठ सूचना, समाचार तथा मनोरञ्जनात्मक कार्यक्रम उत्पादन र प्रसारण गरी संविधानप्रदत्त हकको प्रत्याभूति र समावेशी लोकतन्त्र सुदृढ गर्न काठमाडौंमा केन्द्रीय कार्यालय रहने स्वशासित संस्थाका रूपमा सार्वजनिक सेवा प्रसारण नेपाल स्थापना गर्छ। सञ्चार संस्थान ऐन, २०२८ अन्तर्गत स्थापित नेपाल टेलिभिजन र रेडियो नेपाललाई यही संस्थामा रूपान्तरण गरिन्छ, र दरबन्दी, कर्मचारी तथा सम्पत्तिसम्बन्धी सङ्क्रमणकालीन व्यवस्था गरिएको छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 3–5, 25, 32, pp. 2–4, 13–16
• A policy council chaired by the Minister or Minister of State for Communication, with the ministry secretary, at least seven experienced broadcasters representing every province (at least three women), two members of audience groups, the president of the Federation of Nepali Journalists and two journalism professors nominated by the ministry, sets policy direction. A board runs the organisation: a chair appointed by the Government on a recommendation committee's advice, who is also the executive head, a ministry officer and three experienced broadcasters nominated on an inclusive basis, for four-year terms; a chief administrative officer serves as secretary.सञ्चार मन्त्री वा राज्यमन्त्रीको अध्यक्षतामा रहने नीतिगत परिषद्मा मन्त्रालयका सचिव, प्रत्येक प्रदेशको प्रतिनिधित्व हुने गरी कम्तीमा सातजना अनुभवी प्रसारणकर्मी (कम्तीमा तीन महिला), श्रोता तथा दर्शक समूहका दुईजना, नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघका अध्यक्ष र मन्त्रालयले मनोनीत गर्ने पत्रकारिताका दुईजना प्राध्यापक रहन्छन्। संस्था सञ्चालक समितिले चलाउँछ: सिफारिस समितिको सिफारिसमा सरकारले नियुक्त गर्ने अध्यक्ष (जो कार्यकारी प्रमुख पनि हुन्), मन्त्रालयका एक अधिकृत र समावेशी आधारमा मनोनीत तीनजना अनुभवी प्रसारणकर्मी, चार वर्षका लागि; प्रमुख प्रशासकीय अधिकृत सचिव हुन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission Sections 6–18, pp. 4–12
• The organisation is funded by grants from the federal, provincial and local governments, money from foreign governments or organisations (with Finance Ministry consent) and its own income, and its accounts are audited. It may form listener and viewer groups, staff are bound by a code of conduct, the frequencies it needs are guaranteed, the Government may give it directions to implement the Act, and it must report annually; implementation is to be assessed five years after commencement.संस्थाको कोषमा सङ्घ, प्रदेश र स्थानीय सरकारको अनुदान, विदेशी सरकार वा संस्थाबाट प्राप्त रकम (अर्थ मन्त्रालयको सहमतिमा) र आफ्नै आम्दानी रहन्छ, र लेखापरीक्षण हुन्छ। संस्थाले श्रोता तथा दर्शक समूह गठन गर्न सक्छ, कर्मचारी आचारसंहितामा बाँधिन्छन्, आवश्यक फ्रिक्वेन्सी सुनिश्चित गरिन्छ, ऐन कार्यान्वयनका लागि सरकारले निर्देशन दिन सक्छ, र संस्थाले वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन दिनुपर्छ; पाँच वर्षपछि ऐन कार्यान्वयनको मापन गरिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 19–31, pp. 12–16

Where does it conflict with other laws?

No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.

Regulations and rules made under it

• सार्वजनिक सेवा प्रशारण नियमावली, २०८२ In force