Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday provided huge emphasis on use of social media not just for effective governance but also to reach millions of people with information on various government schemes across Chhattisgarh.
'The changing techniques of changing period should be used in this modern era for dissemination of information. Using new mediums of social media such as website, blog, YouTube, Facebook, twitter and Whatsapp, the government could take its schemes to maximum number of people' he said while dedicating the website of his office www.cmo.cg.gov.in in Raipur this afternoon.
On the occasion, Singh tweeted a message for the people. In his tweet, he complemented all citizens of the State and said that he was very pleased with the dedication of the website of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
Singh declared at the function that for the smooth conduct of government works, the Chief Minister, his office and Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, Secretary-level officers of all departments and all district collectors and superintendents of police (SPs) would prepare three different Whatsapp groups and link them together soon, so that immediate reciprocation of information could easily be done among them.
A one-day workshop on “Utilisation of Social Media’ in the effective implementation of government schemes” has been organised, in which Chief Minister Raman Singh was the chief guest.
Along with senior officers of different departments of the State government, such employees, who are operating computers and using internet in their respective offices, have also participated in the workshop. The workshop has jointly been organised by Public Relations Department and Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society (CHiPS).
Addressing the dedication function and workshop, the Chief Minister said that there was a time when print media was the only medium for verbalism and information. In this era of information and technology, electronic and social media have been included.
He said that the significance of traditional media would never end, but different implements of social media have been proved much useful for people and it was no less than any miracle.Singh said that the website of his office would be useful for all citizens of the State. Social media would be used for better conversation between the State government and public and for better coordination with government departments.
The Chief Minister said that he wanted to direct information through social media to people’s representatives from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, MPs, MlAs, members of Janpad and district Panchayats and up to Panchs of village panchayats. The whole country would be linked with it.
While praising the organisation of the workshop, the Chief Minister congratulated the Public Relations department and Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society (CHIPS). He hoped that the contents of the workshop would be useful for all.Singh said that the important implement of social media ‘Whatsapp’ would be used for the smooth conduct of works of different departments of the State government and for continuous conversation and coordination of government and administration at the Secretariat and district level.
On the occasion, Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, Advisor to the Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh, Chairman Naya Raipur Development Authority and Additional Chief Secretary N Baijendra Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Ajay Singh, Principal Secretary, Public Relations Amitabh Jain, Information Technology and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Aman Kumar Singh, IIM Raipur Director BS Sahay, Secretary, Woman and Child Development Department Dinesh Shrivastava, Director Public Relations Rajat Kumar, CHiPS Chairman AM Pariyal and CEO Sourabh Kumar and senior officers in large number were present.
Addressing the function, Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand said that Chhattisgarh is the first state in the country that has ensured transparency in public distribution system through information technology, which has been appreciated by the Supreme Court also.