Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet has said the National Mass Communication Training Academy would be finalised by mid September.

Talking with the delegation of Federation of Nepali Journalists— the umbrella organisation of all the journalists of the country—at the ministry on Friday Minister Basnet said the ministry has been working in such a way that the results would be seen by mid-September.

He said the new building of FNJ would be used for the academy until it's own physical infrastructure is constructed.

Besides Minister Basnet also said the ministry would first hold dialogue with Media Houses and FNJ about the implementation of Working Journalist Act. "After holding talks with Media Houses and the FNJ we would come to a conclusion for the implementation of the act," Basnet said.

During the meeting FNJ Chairman Govinda Acharya handed over the memorandum to Minister Basnet in the presence of State Minister for Information and Communications Tapta Bahadur Bista.

Minister further said the public welfare advertisements would be doubled for radio and television and for print the advertisements would be increased but the online media won't get the advertisements until the new media were further managed.