Along with the rest of the country, National Public Relations Day was celebrated by the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI), Ranchi Chapter, on Monday. The theme of the PR Day was “Your Vote, Your Right.”
PRSI, Ranchi Chapter organised the programme in association with Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ), Brambe, Ranchi (Jharkhand) to mark the occasion. Deepak Kumar, PRSI, Ranchi Chapter president welcomed the gathering and appraised them about the importance of National Public Relations Day. Rabindra Kumar, Secretary, PRSI Ranchi Chapter, Anupam Kumar Rana and others were also present to grace the occasion.
Ajay Nath Jha, Deputy Director( Public Relations), Chief Minister Secretariat was the Chief Guest of the function. Dr. Dev Vrat Singh, Dean & Head of Mass Communication, CUJ was the guest of honour.
The seminar was attended by students particularly of Mass Communication Department of CUJ and Gosssner College, Ranchi, Communication Managers from Public Sector Undertakings and a large number of media personnel.
Speaking on the PR Day theme, Jha said “Right to cast vote is a very vital link for democracy. Voter’s participation in the democratic and electoral process is integral to the successful running of any democracy.” He further pointed out that each voter must come out of their home during the election and cast vote in the large interest of the country.
Jha also talked about the Prime Minister’s vision of “Skill India,” “Make in India” and other centrally sponsored schemes. He said, PM emphasized the need to provide the youthful manpower of India with skills and ability to tackle global challenges, and warned that the demographic dividend would otherwise become a challenge in itself. The Deputy Director also talked about building a New India and New Jharkhand.
Deepak Kumar, Chairman of PRSI, Ranchi Chapter in his address dealt about importance of the voting and he stressed that each electorate’s name must reflect in the voter’s list so that he can exercise his franchise during polling day. He also explained the role of PR practitioners working in different places.
Rashmi Verma, Assistant Professor, Mass Communication, CUJ compeered the programme , while Vote of Thanks was proposed by Anupam Kumar Rana, treasurer of PRSI, Ranchi Chapter.