Speaking at an event, Thakur applauded the role played by Indian media during the trying times of the Covid 19 pandemic
While the conference will be held virtually, the award ceremony will take place at The Imperial, New Delhi
The 14th edition of the awards will be held at the The Imperial, New Delhi, on April 30
Thakur said that the details of registered publications are published in the ‘Press in India (2020-21)’ report and are available on RNI website
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, I&B minister Anurag Thakur said the Bureau of Outreach and Communication has empanelled 7,256 newspapers
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
Thakur, I&B Minister, stated that the CTN Amendment Rules 2021 provide a statutory framework for redressal of grievances in relation to the Programme Code & the Advertising Code
The Minister also said that with unique combination of connectivity, culture and commerce, India is poised to be at the epicentre of the cinematic ecosystem
The I&B minister further stated that the government is fostering the growth of OTT industry by allowing them to self-regulate
228 channels were granted permission in the same period, said I&B Minister Anurag Thakur in Rajya Sabha
The information has been provided by I&B minister Anurag Thakur in the Rajya Sabha
Thakur was interacting with the press after formally taking office as the new I&B Minister
Key matters like the BARC rating fiasco, New IT Rules, OTT Regulations and CTN Act, 5G complications await Thakur as he takes over the reins from Prakash Javadekar
Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar said the government has not endorsed any demand by the Indian Newspaper Society in this regard
While welcoming the rules, the representatives pointed out that they should be treated differently from news publishers who only existed in the digital space