Accurate information about government schemes reaches every household
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Patna (ABN) The state government's seven resolves will be taken to every household by the Department of Information and Public Relations. The minister of the department, Vijay Kumar Choudhary, directed that the scheme be effectively publicized and false information and rumors be immediately debunked during a review of departmental activities. He reviewed the progress of work in the Information and Public Relations Department at the Information Building and emphasized the need to promote the state's key schemes through various promotional media.
Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary reviewed the department's various promotional mediums. He said that the government's policies, programs, and achievements are being conveyed to the public through IPRD print, electronic media, radio, digital platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, X, Instagram, outdoor hoardings, flex, chatbots, and influencers.
The department will particularly focus on 15 key topics, including employment generation, law and order, tourism, women's empowerment, police modernization, urban development, industrial development, climate change, infrastructure, social security, education, agriculture, health, and sports. The review revealed that the department takes immediate action against false information. It also plays a crucial role in disaster management, maintaining law and order, and social harmony. Public feedback is being collected through various means and conveyed to the government.
The department's work includes the Regional Publicity Scheme, Special Integrated Scheme, Tribal Sub-Scheme, Bihar State Journalist Honor Pension Scheme, Bihar State Journalist Insurance Scheme, publication of Bihar Diary-Calendar, operation of the State Information Center, and outdoor publicity, among others. During the review, it was noted that public relations officers have been appointed in all state departments to improve public relations. These officers are actively providing accurate information about schemes to the public. Regular press briefings are ensuring fact-based dissemination of government information.
The department's objective is to ensure that accurate information about government schemes reaches every household and facilitates the state's development with public participation. The meeting was attended by the department's secretary, Anupam Kumar, director, Anil Kumar, additional secretary, Rajiv Kumar Singh, Vidhubhushan Choudhary, joint director, Ravi Bhushan Sahay, and special officer, Kumari Lal Satyanand, among other senior officers.