Just thought this might be of some interest to the CRS teams on this list - given the current number of CR stations, I suspect getting a slice of this pie might provide a welcome source of revenue for many of your stations! Warmest, Ramakrishnan
-- N.Ramakrishnan Director of Projects Ideosync Media Combine 177, Ashoka Enclave III Sector 35, Faridabad - 121 003 Haryana - India Tel: +91-0129-4131883/4064883/4065883/6510156 Mobile: +91-9810273883 Web: www.ideosyncmedia.org ***************************** Ads cost govt Rs 217 crore in 18 months URL: http://epaper.timesofindia. com/Repository/ ml.asp?Ref= VE9JTS8yMDEwLzAx LzIwI0FyMDE1MDU= &Mode=HTML& Locale=english- skin-custom Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:03 am (PST) New Delhi: The government spent over Rs 217 crore on publicity from January 1, 2008, to September 28, 2009. The Directorate of Visual Publicity (DAVP) admitted that it issued 1,231 advertisements over this period costing over Rs 217 crore on behalf of ministries and government departments. In a move that could further expose misuse of public funds by politicians for personal publicity, the Central Information Commission (CIC) on Tuesday allowed disclosure of advertisements issued by the government over one year. The panel has allowed disclosure of details related to the number and cost of advertisements and those that have photographs of politicians. The CIC on Tuesday allowed RTI activist S C Agrawal to inspect files relating to this information within 30 days. PLEASE JOIN THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM. MEMBERSHIP DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.crforum.in/membership
