Publicity Dept stress on up-to-date IT facilities

The minister was speaking during his visit ot the office of director of information and publicity. Deshmukh said that the department was one of the most important in the state, as it reached the various welfare schemes of the government to the common people, in co-ordination with the media.

As the media, particularly electronic media is going more and more hi-tech by the day, it is necessary that the department kept pace with this modernisation. He informed that steps have already been initiated in this direction.

Earlier, Sharad Choudhary, divisional director, welcomed the minister. Prabhakar Dawande, district information officer, conducted the proceedings. The minister later went about the office looking in at the news section, computer room, exhibition room and photographs room.

B M Kausal, deputy divisional director of information and Shatrughan Lonare, assistant director and other employees of the department were present.