16th December, 2002
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting  


MORE ADS TO SMALL AND MEDIUM NEWSPAPERS


RAJYA SABHA

The Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) has planned to step up the advertisements in a year to small and medium newspapers from the level of 3 to 9.

In the meeting of the Consultative Committee of MPs attached to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, it has been decided that a small group of members from amongst the members of the Consultative Committee may like to tour and assess the ground realities that prevail in regard to various newspapers, particularly in areas like Delhi, Bhopal, Lucknow and Jaipur. A State-wise list of newspapers has also been provided to the members of the Consultative Committee for their reference.

This information was given by Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Sushma Swaraj in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.