Haryana Govt does not feel the need to launch its own TV channel

 by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, JULY 3

The Haryana Government does not feel at present the need for launching its own channel. Haryana is propagating its cultural and developmental activities through Doordarshan and other private channels, and will continue to disseminate all the necessary information to the people through them.

This was stated by Pt. Shiv Charan Lal Sharma, Minister of State for Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs, after launching haryanasamvad.gov.in, website of Samvad Society, a registered body of the Department of Public Relations and Cultural Affairs, Haryana Government, here today.

Speaking to newsmen after launching the website, Pt Shiv Charan Lal Sharma said that the website would prove beneficial not only for the state government but also for the public. He lauded the efforts of the Samvad Society in bringing out a beaultiful and informative website.

Speaking on the occasion, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Information and Public Relations Department, Dr. K. K. Khandelwal, said, “Information is fundamental right of people and it is our aim to provide more information through this website, including photographs,  features and articles which could be used by media
persons and people.”

The website would have editions of all the magazines brought out by Samvad since 2008 in their original form. “Haryana Samvad” is being circulated to 70,000 panches, sarpanches and opinion makers. The website of the department would be launched soon, Mr Khandelwal added.

Earlier, Mr Anand Mohan Sharan, Director General, Information and Public Relations, briefed the minister about the salient features of the website which would be updated on a regular basis. Also present on the occasion were senior officers of Samvad Society.

The innovative, informative and interactive portal of Samvad will not only open for the people of Haryana the cyber gateway to updated information on the progressive and people-centric policies and programmes, pursued by the state government, but will also enable them to interact with the authorities.

A reservoir of information, the portal will offer media a ready platform to pick up useful information for gainful use. Besides opening a window on the character, composition and the wide array of services offered by Samvad, the portal will seek to serve as a bridge between the net-savvy people of the state and the Haryana Government.

An autonomous body registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, Samvad is an approved source for designing and printing of publicity material of the state government, as well as its advertisements and those of its boards and corporations.

Samvad has been bringing out on behalf of the state government, Haryana Review, Haryana Samvad and Krishi Samvad, since August, 2008. These, along with Scout Samvad which was launched in January 2009, Punjabi Samvad (April, 2010), and Tamir-e-Haryana (April, 2011) have been uploaded on the website.

Samvad remains committed to providing communication support to various developmental activities, undertaken by different departments of the Haryana Government, and disseminating value-added information to the media.

This Society came into existence on February 12, 2008 to co-ordinate the publicity and advertising activities of the government, and to cater to the corporate communication requirements of various organizations of the state government. The main objective of SAMVAD is to provide communication support to various developmental activities undertaken by the state.