As per I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, Bureau of Outreach & Communication spent Rs 96.39 cr on 5,608 publications, Rs 8.13 crore on 168 TV channels, and Rs 13.96 crore on 368 radio stations in this period
The BOC, which is the nodal agency for issuing government ads, has amended the clause 3(b)(vi) of the Policy Guidelines for the Empanelment of Private FM Radio Stations
The agency has registered a case against unidentified officials of BOC, along with Harish Lamba, Aarti Lamba and Ashwani Kumar
The bureau spent Rs 62.01 crore on print media including newspapers while Rs 11.17 crore was spent on private cable & satellite channels
The new guidelines stipulate that social media platforms with 25 million Monthly Unique Users will be eligible for government ads