MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENTS

the DIRECTORATE OF PUBLICITY.

District Publicity Officer.

THE DIRECTORATE HAS A PUBLICITY OFFICE IN THE DISTRICT, situated at Kolhapur. The District Publicity Officer-in-charge of this office has been provided with a mobile publicity van fitted with 16 mm. cinema projection equipment. He moves round the villages of the district and provides free film programmes for the benefit of the villagers. The films exhibited are mostly documentaries imparting instruction in subjects related to rural life such as agriculture, health, citizenship, village industries, etc. The films have also entertainment value. He also delivers lectures to the audience explaining Government's policies and programmes. He also keeps in close personal contact with the people of the district and arranges the dissemination to the people of news and information sent to him. The office of the District Publicity Officer, Kolhapur, is under the supervision of the Regional Publicity Officer, Poona.

Rural Broadcasting.

There are about 13 radio sets installed in the Kolhapur district so far (July 1957), under the Rural Broadcasting Scheme. These radio sets are being maintained from the Rural Broadcasting Headquarters at Sangli. Recently Rural Broadcasting Headquarter have been opened at Kolhapur with a view to looking after the installation and maintenance of sets in the Kolhapur district. The All-India Radio has set-up for the benefit of the villagers, Farm Forums at four rural receiving centres maintained by the Rural Broadcasting Section of the Directorate of Publicity in Kolhapur district.

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