In the chairmanship of Additional DG PIB/ROB, Ranchi the monthly coordination meeting of all the media units of Information and Broadcasting Ministry was held on February 5 this month. The meeting was attended by heads/representatives of all the media units.
Welcoming the officials, Additional DG Arimardan Singh sought review of activities done in the month of January 2020 and the those going to take place in March 2020. He took details of activities done by media units on spreading awareness on coronavirus and expected to intensify the awareness campaign further.
Dy Director, PIB, Ranchi Merazuddin enlightened the officials in detail about the activities, awareness campaign on CAA, Novel Coronavirus and ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’. He said that a workshop for rural journalists will be organised by PIB, Ranchi in Palamu district.
ROB, Ranchi Dy Director Naiyar Rizwi said on the occasion that people’s awareness campaign is being run in all districts of Jharkhand by registered cultural groups on Mission Indradhanush 2.0. As many as 52 registered groups are working in 24 districts and the aim is to conduct 240 such programmes.
Doordarshan, Ranchi News Editor Diwakar Kumar said that a discussion on eradication malnutrion was held in the last month at Doordarhsan Ranchi and also a programme on stress less examination preparation was done in the wake of Prime Minister’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’. He said that news related to Novel Coronavirus is being given preference in the bulletins.
Doordarshan, Ranchi, Programme Executive (Coordination) GK Jha also informed that a talk show on PM’s ‘Man Ki Baat’was organised. A talk show on Republic Day was also organised alongwith programmes on Swachh Bharat and Ayushman Bharat.
Akashwani, Ranchi correspondent Shilpi said that news related to Novel Coronavirus is being given preference in the bulletins. She said maximum coverage was given on Swachchhta Fortnight organised between January 16-31 and Akashwani has been focussing on Mission Indradhanush and Budget.