Akhilesh to set up Press Club in every district of UP

In order to provide more facilities to the fourth estate in the State, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced construction of ‘Press Clubs’ in all the 75 districts of the State.

“The Samajwadi party Govt is in favour of strengthening democratic values. So it is mandatory that media should have all the facilities including a Press club of their own,” he said here on Friday. 

CM made this announcement while reviewing the functioning of the State Information department. The CM ordered the department to start collection of news at the district level. “The new Press clubs in the districts would be equipped with modern halls for holding Press conferences and other events,” he said. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Navneet Saigal and Dir Information Ashutosh Niranjan.