ADC Inaugurates PIB Workshop ‘VARTALAP’ At Kupwara

GNS ONLINE:SHAKIR BHAT

KUPWARA MARCH 23:–Press Information Bureau (PIB), Srinagar, Government of India, today on 23rd of March organised a day long workshop, VARTALAP, an interactive session for print and electronic media persons of district kupwara,

The objective of workshop is capacity building of rural journalists to develop a smooth information flow system between PIB and Journalists of rural areas and to obtain valuable feedback from these journalists on various matters.

The workshop was inaugurated by Additional District Development Commissioner (ADC), kupwara Gh Nabi Bhat in presence of Deputy Director PIB GhulamAbaas.

In his address, the A DC kupwara said that media is a powerful tool which works as torchbearer for the administration to look into the loopholes in the society.
He said that it a best tool for outreaching, information exchange and downward communication, which helps out in better public delivery system.

The ADC also shared his experience for being Director Information for some time and asked media persons to provide due space for coverage of State as well as Centrally sponsored schemes meant for welfare of the people.

The ADC said that media persons are working in tough and hard situation especially in rural areas and needs encouragement at every level.
He said district administration is contemplating to construct a press club at kupwara district headquarter to provide the platform for active journalists to work professionally.

The ADC congratulated PIB Srinagar for holding interactive media workshop at kupwara and hoped that such workshop may be conducted in future also.

Abass said that the workshop is an offshoot of PIB’s media outreach strategy to disseminate information to the targeted beneficiaries of government’s development schemes focusing on flagship programme of Government of India.

On the occasion various media professionals including Fayaz hamid president kupwara media fraternity, president journalists Association kupwara yahya sultan ,Chairman HMA javid zarger, journalist Dr Mushtaq Ali baba and other departmental experts delivered lectures and shared valuable experience. CEO kupwara Ab hamid Fani gave the detail information regarding Education department schemes.

Later, a question answer session was also held in which experts answered the quries of the journalists.