I&B Minister News

In this segment of DNA with Sudhir Chaudhary, know what Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Union Budget 2021, presented on Monday morning by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. DNA, which is highly popular among millions of TV viewers worldwide for its accurate, unbiased and in-depth reporting of issues of utmost concerns to the country, is hosted by Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary.

Javadekar said the collection of contributions from people for the Ram temple is like the one under which farmers of six lakh villages provided pieces of iron for Sardar Patel's statue in Gujarat. He said construction of the Ram Mandir has begun in Ayodhya and it will be completed in two years. He said the Supreme Court judgement paving the way for construction of the Ram temple led to a wave of joy across the country.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday addressed media on completion of 50 days of Modi government 2.0. He said that the government has made significant decisions for every section of society under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure a five trillion dollar economy. The I&B Minister said that historic decision for farmers to include all eligible farmer families irrespective of the size of land holdings under PM-Kisan Scheme has been taken. He also said that decision has been made for the welfare of labourers as well. These include cabinet nod to labor safety code that will benefit 400 million workers in organized, un-organized sectors. The I&B Minister also said that army men will be benefited under various categories of armed forces. He added that scholarship has been increased for children of army personnel and police martyrs. Javadekar said that investment of 100 lakh crore will be made towards power and water. The Minister also said that focus is to ensure "Nal se Jal" or water from the tap for each house in villages in the next five years. He also said that steps are being taken to deal with the menace of corruption. Javadekar said the bill has been brought to help people affected by various Ponzi schemes.

Arun Jaitley underwent a successful kidney transplant at AIIMS on Monday.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani today released 'India 2018', an annual government publication on its policies and development programmes, in print and online versions, and voiced hope that it will be brought out in all Indian languages from the next year to benefit the public at large.

The government has banned Peace TV after its promoter Zakir Naik was accused of inciting the terrorists involved in the deadly Dhaka attack.

Digital media has become an effective platform for the government to communicate to a wide audience, I&B Minister Arun Jaitley today said.