The Government of Nepal’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has issued the Third Amendment to the Public Welfare Advertisement Publication Procedures for Print Media, 2083 BS, introducing a change to the implementation timeline of the existing advertising guidelines. The one-page official document amends the procedures governing the publication of public welfare advertisements through print media. The amendment was issued under Section 65(4) of the Financial Procedures and Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2076 BS, which provides the legal basis cited by the ministry for introducing the procedural change.
The amendment specifically revises Section 1, Subsection (2) of the existing procedures. Under the revised provision, the procedures will come into effect from Kartik 1, 2083 BS. The change establishes the applicable commencement date for the framework governing public welfare advertisement publication in print media. It does not introduce additional provisions concerning advertisement rates, publication categories, payment arrangements or eligibility criteria for newspapers and other print publications.
Public welfare advertising is an important mechanism for communicating government information and public-interest messages through media outlets. The amended procedures concern the administrative framework under which such advertisements are published in print media. The revision provides a defined implementation date for the applicable guidelines, making the commencement provision clear for media organizations and government agencies involved in the publication process.
The document bears the signature of Secretary Rajendra Kumar Poudel and records the amendment as an official government decision. The amendment is limited to changing the effective date of the existing procedures and does not announce increased advertising budgets, revised subsidy amounts, new media classifications or additional financial benefits for publishers. The notification therefore represents a procedural adjustment rather than a comprehensive reform of Nepal’s public welfare advertising system.
