GIOMS to Be Made Mandatory Across All Ministries
Directions have been issued for the Government Integrated Office Management System (GIOMS) to be made mandatory across all ministries, as the government has been urged to move toward a fully paperless administrative system.
The directive was issued by Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel while addressing a programme held at the Department of Information Technology under the Ministry of Communications. It was stated that mandatory implementation of GIOMS would enhance efficiency, transparency, institutional effectiveness, and service delivery, while strengthening good governance.
It was emphasized that all concerned bodies should ensure GIOMS is implemented in every ministry within the current government term. The move was linked to broader goals of administrative reform, digital governance, and improved public service delivery.
The role of information technology in national development, economic growth, and governance was highlighted, and the need for policy-level and structural reforms within the Department of Information Technology was stressed to meet evolving technological demands.
At present, GIOMS has been implemented at the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Communications. The system, developed by the Department of Information Technology, has been designed as a single digital platform to streamline government operations and eliminate paper-based processes.
Through GIOMS, official tasks such as issuing orders and decisions, file comments, registration and dispatch of letters, attendance recording, approval of leave and official tours, and record management are carried out electronically. The system requires the mandatory use of electronic signatures to ensure accountability and efficiency.
On a separate note, confidence was expressed that elections would be held on schedule, and it was stated that a youth-dominated parliament and government would make a significant contribution to the growth and modernization of Nepal’s information technology sector.
Meanwhile, Radhika Aryal, Secretary at the Ministry of Communications, called for further modernization of departmental operations to make services more technology-driven, efficient, and effective. Similarly, Director General of the Department of Information Technology, Chandra Saha, stated that the Department would be transformed into a more technology-oriented institution through policy and structural reforms.
The mandatory rollout of GIOMS across ministries has been positioned as a key step toward digital governance and administrative reform in Nepal.
