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  • Budget 2022: I&B ministry allocation slashed to Rs 3980.77 crore in FY23

    Budget 2022: I&B ministry allocation slashed to Rs 3980.77 crore in FY23

    Mumbai: The Union Budget 2022 has earmarked a total sum of Rs 3980.77 crore for the ministry of information and broadcasting in the fiscal year 2022-23. This amounts to a decrease of Rs 90 crore from last year.

    With the exception of the Press Council of India that saw an increase of Rs 7 crore, up from Rs 20 crore in FY22 to Rs 27 crore for FY 23, the budgets for all other autonomous bodies under the MIB were slashed.

    Allocation for Prasar Bharati’s declined to Rs 2,555.29 crore from Rs 2,640.11 crore in the last financial year. The same was the case with The Films and Television Institute of India (from Rs 58.48 crore last year to Rs 55.39 crore this year), the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (from Rs 65 crore to Rs 52 crore), Children’s Film Society of India and the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.

    Allocation for broadcasting under the social services head has also gone down from Rs 2,921.11 crore to Rs 2,839.29 crore. There was also a reduction in the budget for ‘information and publicity’ from Rs 971.26 crore to Rs 942.04 crore.

    ‘Information and publicity’ covers establishment expenditure of media units in the country such as the Bureau of Outreach and Communication, Press Information Bureau, Publications Division, New Media Wing, Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), Films Division, National Film Archive of India, Electronic Media Monitoring Centre and others.

    Hailing the budget as “beneficial”, information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur said that it is a blueprint to fulfil the hopes and aspirations of a new India in the 100th year of its independence.

    The annual budget for 2022-23 was presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Tuesday.

  • PIB serves show-cause notice to Public TV for ‘spreading false information’

    PIB serves show-cause notice to Public TV for ‘spreading false information’

    MUMBAI: The Press Information Bureau (PIB) under the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) has sent show-cause notice to Kannada news channel Public TV for ‘spreading false information’. The notice has been issued by PIB’s additional director-general M Nagendra Swamy for a programme titled ‘Helicopter Money – Helicopternalli Surithara Modi?’ aired by the channel at 8.30 pm on 15 February which speculated that money could be given free to the people.

    The news item has been termed as "false, mischievous, and deliberate" which clearly violates the Broadcasting Code and Rules. “When the whole country is fighting the COVID-19, your channel, instead of creating awareness and educating the public, (is) spreading false information, creating panic and social unrest,” the notice added.

    “In view of the above serious violation of Cable Television Networks(Regulation) Act, 1995 and Rules, you are hereby directed to show cause why your channel should not be taken out of air immediately,” it stated further.

    The channel has been asked to send a reply within ten days of the notice. PIB's fact check also refuted the news on Twitter.

  • Govt sets up COVID-19 Fact Check Unit to counter fake news

    Govt sets up COVID-19 Fact Check Unit to counter fake news

    MUMBAI: In the wake of influx of misinformation that the government says is being spread through social media, the press information bureau of the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) has set up a portal, COVID-19 Fact Check Unit, which will be operational from morning of 2 April to receive messages by email and send its response in quick time.

    PIB will release a daily bulletin at 8 pm every day to inform government decisions, developments and progress on COVID-19. The first bulletin was released on Wednesday at 6.30 pm.

    The bulletin has been established after the supreme court gave a directive on controlling fake news during the pandemic. One of the reasons for the mass migration of labourers was a rumour that the lockdown would continue for more than three months.

    The solicitor general of the government said that an official bulletin would be published via all media avenues, including social media; other media outlets should use only the official data. The apex court clarified that although it won't interfere with free discussion, the media should refer to the official version of the developments.

    The ministry of health has set up a technical group consisting of professionals from AIIMs, etc., to clarify any doubts in the minds of the general public on any technical aspect of COVID-19.

    The cabinet secretary has written to all the state governments informing them of the constitution of 11 empowered groups under the Disaster Management Act with clear-cut mandate to decide on various aspects of management of COVID-19, with a request to develop a similar mechanism at the state level.

    Moreover, the health department has issued detailed guidelines to deal with psychological issues amongst migrants. State governments have been requested to engage volunteers to supervise the welfare activities of the migrants. 

  • MIB hikes ad rates for print media by 25%

    MIB hikes ad rates for print media by 25%

    MUMBAI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has taken a decision to revise the advertisement rates for print media by announcing a hike of 25 per cent over and above the existing rate structure for advertisement in print media by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication (erstwhile DAVP). The decision will be valid for a period of three years, i.e. until January 2022.                                               

    The last such revision had taken place in 2013 when an increase of 19 per cent had been announced over and above the rates of 2010.

    This decision has been taken based on the recommendations of the 8th Rate Structure Committee constituted by the MIB which took into account several factors, including the increase in the price of newsprint, processing charges and other factors which go into the computation of advertisement rates.

    The ministry states that the decision will be of great benefit especially to the medium and small newspapers including a large number of such papers in regional and vernacular languages.

  • Indian govt downgrades additional secy post at MIB

    Indian govt downgrades additional secy post at MIB

    NEW DELHI: In a debatable move, the government has “downgraded” the post of additional secretary at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and shunted out the present official to another post, while bringing in another person who would hold a junior rank.

    In an official communication issued 20 December 2018, the government has stated that Atul K Tiwari was being appointed as joint secretary at MIB and would shift from an equivalent post he held at Ministry of Textiles.

    While, the government communication also listed reshuffle of several other civil servants, including upgradation of two officials, in the case of MIB it was specifically stated that the post of additional secretary at MIB was being downgraded and the present incumbent Jayashree Mukherjee would be posted elsewhere in the government.

    In effect, this means that joint secretary Tiwari would function as an additional secretary at MIB discharging duties similar to that being done by Mukherjee. An additional secretary’s post in a ministry is the second top bureaucratic post in that organisation.

    Tiwari joins MIB at a crucial time ahead of general elections sometimes in the first quarter of 2019. The ministry oversees the work of public broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio and government’s PR arm Press Information Bureau, apart from a host of other entities involved in the dissemination of public service messages and information about government programmes. MIB is also responsible for permissions given to TV channels, newspapers, magazines and similar media ventures and implementing regulations meant for the media sector.

  • PIB’s Ira Joshi new DG of Doordarshan News

    PIB’s Ira Joshi new DG of Doordarshan News

    MUMBAI: Doordarshan News has appointed senior Indian Information Service officer Ira Joshi as director general (DG).

    Joshi is currently serving as the DG of the Press Information Bureau. According to an order issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ghanshyam Goel, currently also serving as DG of PIB, was given the charge of DG, Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP). Goel was given the charge in place of Esther Kar, who has been put on ‘Compulsory Wait’ till further orders.

    Veena Jain, who was appointed as the Doordarshan News DG in May 2015, had retired in August this year and All India Radio’s News Services Division DG Sitanshu Kar was given the additional charge of the post.

  • Poll schedule on social media shows unprecedented reach

    Poll schedule on social media shows unprecedented reach

    NEW DELHI: The impact of the social media and mobile apps became evident when the live-streaming of the Election Commission of India’s press meet on 4 January 2017 to announce the dates of elections in five states reached unprecedented figures.

    The press conference by the ECI was live-streamed on the Information and Broadcasting’s YouTube channel and on the Facebook Pages of Press Information Bureau, the Ministry, and Facebook India. Important highlights of the announcement were also tweeted live by PIB and MIB, and shared on their Facebook Pages as well.

    The actual figures of the reach of the relevant information on the ECI Press Conference the among the Citizens are as follows:

    (Figures as on 7:00 PM, 4 January, 2017)

    Among MIB’s social media accounts, a total of 22 tweets, 5 Facebook and 1 YouTube posts were made on Assembly Election Schedule.

    On Facebook, the 5 posts achieved a Total Reach of over 5,24,000 people, 1,219 Likes and 140 Shares.

    The ECI press conference was also Live-streamed on Ministry’s Facebook page, which received 12,000 views and reached over 4,95,000 people.
    A total of 55,127 Impressions were achieved for the 22 tweets made from MIB handle. These were re-tweeted 1,448 times and 550 favourites were achieved.

    The Live Stream of the ECI Press Conference on YouTube achieved 1,700 views.

    Among PIB’s social media accounts, a total of 68 tweets and 10 Facebook posts were made on Assembly Election Schedule. The Facebook posts achieved a total reach of more than 29,700 people, 167 Likes and 46 Shares, while PIB’s tweets resulted in 650,000 impressions (views), 4,140 re-tweets and 951 favourites, as of now.

    The live-streaming of the event on PIB’s Facebook page has reached 3,04,000 people and fetched more than 800 views.

    In addition to the above platforms, the ECI press conference was live streamed for the first time on two Facebook pages, Facebook India and Government, Politics and Non Profits, which collectively received a massive response with more than 100,000 video views and reached over 1.3 million people on Facebook. The Facebook Live Stream received 6,400 likes and 624 shares. (Figures as on 7:00 PM, 4th January, 2017)

    On Twitter, Top Trending Hashtags throughout the day were #ElectionCommission, #AssemblyElection, Manipur & Goa, 5 States, Phase2, Uttarakhand and Model Code of Conduct.

    The maximum potential reach was achieved on the hashtags #ElectionCommission and #AssemblyElection of about 2.12 million and 2.01 million respectively.

  • Poll schedule on social media shows unprecedented reach

    Poll schedule on social media shows unprecedented reach

    NEW DELHI: The impact of the social media and mobile apps became evident when the live-streaming of the Election Commission of India’s press meet on 4 January 2017 to announce the dates of elections in five states reached unprecedented figures.

    The press conference by the ECI was live-streamed on the Information and Broadcasting’s YouTube channel and on the Facebook Pages of Press Information Bureau, the Ministry, and Facebook India. Important highlights of the announcement were also tweeted live by PIB and MIB, and shared on their Facebook Pages as well.

    The actual figures of the reach of the relevant information on the ECI Press Conference the among the Citizens are as follows:

    (Figures as on 7:00 PM, 4 January, 2017)

    Among MIB’s social media accounts, a total of 22 tweets, 5 Facebook and 1 YouTube posts were made on Assembly Election Schedule.

    On Facebook, the 5 posts achieved a Total Reach of over 5,24,000 people, 1,219 Likes and 140 Shares.

    The ECI press conference was also Live-streamed on Ministry’s Facebook page, which received 12,000 views and reached over 4,95,000 people.
    A total of 55,127 Impressions were achieved for the 22 tweets made from MIB handle. These were re-tweeted 1,448 times and 550 favourites were achieved.

    The Live Stream of the ECI Press Conference on YouTube achieved 1,700 views.

    Among PIB’s social media accounts, a total of 68 tweets and 10 Facebook posts were made on Assembly Election Schedule. The Facebook posts achieved a total reach of more than 29,700 people, 167 Likes and 46 Shares, while PIB’s tweets resulted in 650,000 impressions (views), 4,140 re-tweets and 951 favourites, as of now.

    The live-streaming of the event on PIB’s Facebook page has reached 3,04,000 people and fetched more than 800 views.

    In addition to the above platforms, the ECI press conference was live streamed for the first time on two Facebook pages, Facebook India and Government, Politics and Non Profits, which collectively received a massive response with more than 100,000 video views and reached over 1.3 million people on Facebook. The Facebook Live Stream received 6,400 likes and 624 shares. (Figures as on 7:00 PM, 4th January, 2017)

    On Twitter, Top Trending Hashtags throughout the day were #ElectionCommission, #AssemblyElection, Manipur & Goa, 5 States, Phase2, Uttarakhand and Model Code of Conduct.

    The maximum potential reach was achieved on the hashtags #ElectionCommission and #AssemblyElection of about 2.12 million and 2.01 million respectively.

  • Media ought to regulate itself, says Punjab Guv

    Media ought to regulate itself, says Punjab Guv

    NEW DELHI: Punjab Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh V P Singh Badnore today said that the media should develop a self-regulatory mechanism to present to the government a true picture of the issues concerning people as this would help in finding solutions.

    Addressing the Regional Editors’ Conference in Chandigarh, the Governor cited some incidents of paid news, and said the media should come forward to check this menace. He invited public suggestions to improve the infrastructure and public conveniences in Chandigarh.

    Organiser Press Information Bureau’s director general (media and communications) A P Frank Naronha said the Government considers media as an important stakeholder in its agenda of development. “The media has an onerous responsibility as both a facilitator and a watchdog to ensure that the fruits of development are reaching the deserving,” he said. He added the media, especially the regional media, could play an important role in this venture.

    During the inaugural session, home minister Rajnath Singh and member of Parliament Kirron Kher were also present.

    Naronha said the Regional Editors Conference had been organized with an objective to provide an opportunity to the editors of the regional press to interact directly with ministers on crucial issues concerning their respective ministries. While the participants would get to know the relevant context and deeper background behind a particular initiative, programmes and policies, it would also help the policy makers in getting the feedback from the media which could be useful for improvement, he said.

    Highlighting the role of PIB, Naronha said that, besides traditional modes of communication, PIB was also reaching the regional press and public through social media in big way to make them aware of government programmes.

    In the two-day conference, six central Ministries – Home, Women & Child Development, Road Transport & Highways, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution, Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, and Development for North East region are participating. Ministers would preside over the respective sessions, and address the editors about policy issues and initiatives.

    In the conference, editors from the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Chandigarh are taking part.

    This is the third Regional Editors’ Conference being organized by PIB during this calendar year. The earlier Regional Editors’ Conferences this year were held in Jaipur and Chennai.

    The PIB also reaches out to the regional media through its regional and branch offices and through special initiatives like press tours and ‘Vartalap’ or Rural Media Workshop at the district level.

  • Media ought to regulate itself, says Punjab Guv

    Media ought to regulate itself, says Punjab Guv

    NEW DELHI: Punjab Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh V P Singh Badnore today said that the media should develop a self-regulatory mechanism to present to the government a true picture of the issues concerning people as this would help in finding solutions.

    Addressing the Regional Editors’ Conference in Chandigarh, the Governor cited some incidents of paid news, and said the media should come forward to check this menace. He invited public suggestions to improve the infrastructure and public conveniences in Chandigarh.

    Organiser Press Information Bureau’s director general (media and communications) A P Frank Naronha said the Government considers media as an important stakeholder in its agenda of development. “The media has an onerous responsibility as both a facilitator and a watchdog to ensure that the fruits of development are reaching the deserving,” he said. He added the media, especially the regional media, could play an important role in this venture.

    During the inaugural session, home minister Rajnath Singh and member of Parliament Kirron Kher were also present.

    Naronha said the Regional Editors Conference had been organized with an objective to provide an opportunity to the editors of the regional press to interact directly with ministers on crucial issues concerning their respective ministries. While the participants would get to know the relevant context and deeper background behind a particular initiative, programmes and policies, it would also help the policy makers in getting the feedback from the media which could be useful for improvement, he said.

    Highlighting the role of PIB, Naronha said that, besides traditional modes of communication, PIB was also reaching the regional press and public through social media in big way to make them aware of government programmes.

    In the two-day conference, six central Ministries – Home, Women & Child Development, Road Transport & Highways, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution, Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, and Development for North East region are participating. Ministers would preside over the respective sessions, and address the editors about policy issues and initiatives.

    In the conference, editors from the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Chandigarh are taking part.

    This is the third Regional Editors’ Conference being organized by PIB during this calendar year. The earlier Regional Editors’ Conferences this year were held in Jaipur and Chennai.

    The PIB also reaches out to the regional media through its regional and branch offices and through special initiatives like press tours and ‘Vartalap’ or Rural Media Workshop at the district level.