Establishment of social media wing on I&B Ministry's achievement list

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Amongst the major achievements of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in its 100 days is the establishment of social media wing in the Government and launch of Kisan Channel for the farmers.

A Task Force has been constituted to steer the Phase III and Phase IV of digitisation in India. Arun Prabha Channel has been launched in the North-East to provide a platform for expression of cultural identities and for creating greater awareness regarding North-Eastern Region.

Further, Goa has been declared the Permanent Destination for International Films Festivals in India. For the first time, a three-day North-East Film Festival was held in Delhi (Siri Fort Complex) on a grand scale.  It will henceforth be an annual feature, a prominent event in the film festival calendar of the Directorate of Film Festivals. FTII, SRFTII has been announced to be made institutes of National Importance through an act of Parliament. The proposed Bill would enable both the Institutes to award its own degrees and diplomas.

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