Shri Arun Jaitley assumes charge as Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting

Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore assumes charge as Minister of State for I&B

Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs assumed charge as Minister for Information & Broadcasting here today. Interacting with the media, Shri Jaitley said that the paradigms of information had expanded with the steady growth of electronic, print and digital media in the country. The information scenario had changed drastically since the days when the only sources of information were Doordarshan and Prasar Bharati. Currently, the media landscape had seen unprecedented growth within the radio and new media streams.

In his interaction with the media, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, who also assumed charge today, said that he would strive to fulfil the responsibilities given to him.

Shri Jaitley also thanked outgoing Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar for his unrelenting role in taking forward the mandate of the Ministry of I&B.

Courtesy: pib.nic.in