Taking a cue from the public interest generated by the Facebook pages of the finance ministry, the Planning Commission, and the Reserve Bank of India, now the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry too has launched a page on cable digitisation. I&B ministry's Facebook account called digitalIndiaMIB will facilitate exchange of information, provide clarifications and invoke a wider canvass for public participation on the impending mandatory pan-India digitisation of cable industry starting with the metros.
Digitisation of cable is a huge exercise jointly executed by the government and the cable industry which will transform the fundamentals of the R 30,000-crore Indian television industry. “The digital switchover of cable television necessitates adequate public awareness about the new system and the changes to be made at the level of stakeholders … so, we have a dedicated page, www.facebook.com/DigitalIndiaMIB, to inform and educate the viewers," a senior official said. The I&B's Facebook account carries answers to some of the frequently asked questions on digitisation and provides links to other related organisations,” the official said. In order to familiarise and sensitise Facebook and its workings to officials, the ministry along with the Press Information Bureau has already conducted some workshops. The Facebook pages of the finance ministry, the Planning Commission and the RBI have an average dedicated following of over 4,000 people. These accounts are regularly used to inform and update people on the latest. Govt Departments on Facebook Indian Railways Planning Commission Reserve Bank of India Finance ministry Indian audit & accounts department India meteorological department Delhi traffic police Delhi police Other popular govt pages on Facebook Constitution of India Supreme Court of India Parliament Jan Lokpal Bill States and territories of India Indian civil service Bombay Stock Exchange [The Financial Express 14/3] (Jaisakthivel, ADXC, Tirunelveli, India, www.adxc.wordpress.com) ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
