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EDUCATION AND CULTURE
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DIRECTORATE OF PUBLICITY
ORGANIZATION
The District Publicity Officer is in charge of the Publicity Office at Yeotmal. He works under the supervision and guidance of the Regional Publicity Officer at Nagpur. He acts as a publicity link between the Government Offices and the press in the district. By keeping in touch with the various offices in the district, he issues to the press, news items, write-ups, etc., and disseminates factual information on schemes and activities of the Government in the district. He also arranges visits of the journalists and press conferences to provide an opportunity to the press to get first-hand knowledge of the district and the subject to be covered. Similarly he acts as a correspondent at the district level and covers programmes and functions arranged by the Government such as ministerial tours, press conferences, etc. He at times delivers lectures explaining various policies and programmes of The Government.
The District Information Centre is an important part of the District Publicity Office. It has been provided with Government publications, various newspapers and magazines, charts, models and exhibits with a view to enlighten the public on the aims and objectives of Five-Year Plans and the achievements under the Plans. The radio set in the centre plays daily news, and other useful and important programmes.
The District Publicity Officer visits Community Information Centres under the control of the Zilla Parishad and gives technical guidance on the various aspects of Information Centre and emphasises the need for disseminating information on national and local activities.
Rural Broadcasting.
In 1968 about 650 villages in the Yeotmal district were provided with radio receiving sets under the Contributory Scheme of Rural Broadcasting. Under this scheme a village desirous of having a radio set is required to pay Rs. 175 as initial installation contribution and Rs. 60 annually as contribution towards maintenance. The radio sets arc installed in public places such as village panchayat office, village chawadi, village library, etc. The community receivers installed in the villages are specially designed for the purpose and a majority of these receivers are regularly maintained.
The installation and routine maintenance of the radio sets is carried out by the Rural Broadcasting District Headquarters
at Yeotmal. A Supervisor is incharge of this office, who is provided with requisite testing equipment, etc., to attend to routine and minor repairs to the radio sets. A departmental motor vehicle is stationed at the Rural Broadcasting District Headquarters at Yeotmal, for the transport of radio sets, allied accessories and staff to and from the villages in connection with the installation and maintenance of the radio sets in the district. With the total installations exceeding 650 radio sets, arrangements are being finalized to open two more Maintenance Units in this district.
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