Public Information Campaign on Bharat Nirman projects begins at Duga

Audience at the inaugural session of the PIC at Duga

GANGTOK, 02 Feb: The Public Information Campaign of Bharat Nirman projects, centrally sponsored schemes underway in Sikkim, began today at Duga, above Singtam in East Sikkim today. The PIC, was inaugurated by the Commerce & Industries Minister Neeru Sewa, who also happens to be the area MLA.

The inaugural session was well attended and the three-day PIC underway at the Duga Block Administrative Centre is already the fourth such event in the State this year. The campaign is organized by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) along with the Directorate of Field Publicity, Song & Drama Division, Kolkata, Doordarshan and All India Radio, Gangtok, and is intended to raise awareness on Bharat Nirman projects through the seminars and infotainment capsules in rural areas.

The three day campaign will focus on the various flagship programmes being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development through the State government, which includes MGNREGA, PMGSY, NRWDP, Rural electrification, SSA and Mid Day Meal, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM), Ayush & NRHM, Total Sanitation and Census 2011 in Sikkim and other centrally sponsored flagship programmes.

A free medical camp will also be organized by the Research Centre for Ayurveda, Tadong along with quiz, elocution, sit and draw competitions in parallel to it, it is informed.