The government has allocated a budget of Rs 5.93 billion for the Ministry of Information and Communications for the upcoming fiscal year. Presenting the budget, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle allocated the amount for projects and programs under the Ministry of Communications. The government has adopted a policy to encourage commercial agricultural work through registered social media in Nepal. Finance Minister Wagle said that the government has allocated Rs 330 million for public welfare advertisements published and broadcast through print and electronic media. He mentioned that the long-pending Telecommunications Authority Bill will now be presented in Parliament. ‘Access to quality telecommunications services will be increased by accelerating the use of the latest technology,’ he said, ‘quality telephone services and networks will be expanded in Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces.’ In addition, the government aims to establish an integrated secure printing institution by merging various structures established for government printing.