A total of 1,594 politically appointed officials will be relieved of their posts following the issuance of the Special Provisions Ordinance on the Resignation of Public Officials, 2083 by President Ram Chandra Paudel on the government’s recommendation.
Communication, aviation and related sectors
In the communication, aviation and media sectors, several key positions will be vacated. Seven officials—including the chairperson, vice-chairperson, directors and general manager—appointed under the Nepal Airlines Corporation Act, 2019 will be removed.
Similarly, three officials under the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) Act, 2019, and officials including the chairperson and a director under the Gorkhapatra Corporation Act, 2019, will be relieved.
Three members of the Film Censorship Committee under the Film (Production, Exhibition and Distribution) Act, 2026, and officials appointed under the Communications Corporation Act, 2028 will also be removed. In addition, 10 members under the Press Council Act, 2048, and six members appointed under the Working Journalists Act, 2051 will be relieved of their duties.
Likewise, five officials from the telecommunications regulatory authority under the Telecommunications Act, 2053, and four officials from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal under the same year’s act will be removed.
Six officials from the Information Technology Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal under the Electronic Transactions Act, 2063, and three officials including the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners under the Right to Information Act, 2064, will also vacate their posts.
Furthermore, six officials under the Advertisement (Regulation) Act, 2076, three under the Security Printing Act, 2081, and 15 officials under the Public Service Broadcasting Act, 2081 will be relieved.
