Media can play important role in successful implementation of developmental schemes: Dy CM
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR

Imphal, September 11 2018: Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh has reiterated that media can play an important role in successful implementation of various developmental schemes in the State.

He was speaking at the inaugural session of "VARTALAP"- one day media workshop at Regional Outreach Bureau (ROB), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, GoI at Wangkhei Yonglan Leirak, Imphal East today.

Speaking at the session, Y Joykumar said, most of the developmental schemes including flagship schemes have not been able to implement successfully because of the fact that there has been a huge gap of information among the people.

He said that information about different schemes have to be disbursed through various media so that people are thoroughly aware about it.

Stating that information is power* in today's world, Joykumar conveyed that information which are helpful to the people can only be disseminated successfully through media outlets.

Commenting on social media, he said that with the development of internet and advent of social media, the information world has been transformed and a paradigm shift in terms of information flow and dissemination has been observed.

He said, it has many useful obligations if we use it cautiously but there has been a trend of disseminating fake news which goes viral through social media leading to disturbance in peace and normalcy in an area or among communities.

Joykumar also exuded confidence that such workshop will be helpful in sensitizing journalists about their roles in disseminating information to the people.

Additional DG, PIB, Imphal, S K Malviya said that media can also act as a catalyst in sharing information about the various initiatives taken up by the Government for the welfare of people.

It is in this direction that such workshop will work and prove helpful in sensitizing media in the State.

Representatives from various print and electronic media organisations participated in the workshop which mainly focused on Digital India, Doubling of farmers' income by 2020 and Health for all/Ayushman Bharat.

The workshop was organised by Press Information Bureau (PIB), Imphal.

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