STATE TIMES NEWS
GANDERBAL: Press Information Bureau (PIB), Srinagar on Wednesday organized a Media Workshop “Vartalap” at district Ganderbal.
The workshop was inaugurated jointly by Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal, Shyambir and Additional Director General, PIB, Northern Region, Rajinder Chaudhry.
Chaudhry said that media acts as eyes and ears of the government and such coordination is essential to attain feedback and also address the concerns regarding implementation of schemes at the ground level.
Chaudhry said that the media at the district and sub-district levels must use PIB backgrounders containing valuable information for development stories with infographics and factsheets that must be brought to the public notice for information and feedback.
He further emphasized that media should follow and use PIB Fact-check to counter false information and rumours that sometimes spread rapidly on different social media thereby creating confusion among the people.
Chief Medical Officer, Ganderbal Dr. Afroza Shah, spoke about the Ayushman Bharat Scheme,
Principal Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Kulan talked about the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in district Ganderbal.
Assistant Commissioner Development Ganderbal, Dr Bashir Ahmad urged the media fraternity to play a constructive role in making citizens aware about their rights and duties as participation of people is imperative to make any scheme a success.
Deputy Director (Media and Communication), PIB Srinagar Tariq Ahmad Rather in his concluding remarks emphasized on the importance of “Vartalap” which is a platform for journalists working at district level to gain some insights about their role in development journalism and responsible reporting.