The Minister of
Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has called
upon the magazines and periodicals to sensitize their readers
to inculcate an instinct to develop. He said the magazines have
a great role to play in this direction as they have a greater
shelf life as compared to newspapers. The newspaper is a daily
occurrence while the magazines is a companion, he said.
Shri Prasad was
speaking after launching the newly formed Association of Indian
Magazines, here today. He said, there is a great dichotomy so
far as the availability of information to the people is concerned.
He said some sections of the population are saturated with information,
while a vast majority is starved of information. How can we
bridge this gap? If we have to grow as a nation the reform has
to take place. How can we motivate the people to creativity,
the Minister posed the question to the magazine barons.
