Kathmandu, Feb 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has asked the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) to disseminate news to the citizens in the best possible accessible and high-tech medium, has wishes RSS for its unique existence.

In a message of best wishes on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of RSS today, the PM said there was no issue and agenda beyond information technology. “Today’s age is of science and technology and is primarily of information technology. Development of information technology has developed at such a speed in the last two decades that the entire world has synthesized it as the fourth industrial revolution,” the PM observed.  

The PM has added that entire dimensions and paradigms of social lives have been affected not only by the media industry due to the rapid development of information technology.   

In his message, PM Prachanda stated information technology is not only a concern of every individual but a compulsory element in today’s age of the 21st century. 

The PM has also said that our media should be updated and revised to make them relevant in the context that information technology has advanced swiftly. 

PM Prachanda has appreciated the move of RSS to provide national and international news services in the English and Nepali languages since its establishment, and effectively running audio-visual services in recent times. 

Likewise, the PM has pledged to ensure needed assistance and guardianship to RSS on behalf of the government for institutional growth and development of RSS.  (RSS)