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Educate people on healthcare instead of propaganda : Jaitley asks media
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday advised media to go for sustained campaign on issues like healthcare and play a role in educating the people, instead of "propaganda of different types which indoctrinates people".
"Instead of having propaganda of different types which indoctrinates people, if you have sustained campaigns of this kind, which will drill into the human mind the healthcare, preventive health care system, radio can become a very powerful tool of education," Jaitley, who also holds Information and Brodcasting portfolio, said while speaking at the 6th National Community Radio Sammelan, where channels were awarded for innovative programming.
He said in India dialects, weather, crop patterns change in every district and the role of community radio stations in informing and educating people gains importance.
Jaitley said that around 191 community radio stations are functioning though around 400 have been permitted. "Therefore, there should be a significant growth and connectivity as far as community radio is concerned," he said.
Jaitley said in the past there was an "erroneous impression" that the entire system including governments had was that radio and TV are monopoly of state. The trend, he said, had to change as people just can't be fed with state controlled radio and television only.
Jaitley said that around 191 community radio stations are functioning though around 400 have been permitted. "Therefore, there should be a significant growth and connectivity as far as community radio is concerned," he said.
Jaitley said in the past there was an "erroneous impression" that the entire system including governments had was that radio and TV are monopoly of state. The trend, he said, had to change as people just can't be fed with state controlled radio and television only.
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