August 19, 2026 10:16 am (IST)
Follow us:
Educate people on healthcare instead of propaganda : Jaitley asks media
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday advised media to go for sustained campaign on issues like healthcare and play a role in educating the people, instead of "propaganda of different types which indoctrinates people".
"Instead of having propaganda of different types which indoctrinates people, if you have sustained campaigns of this kind, which will drill into the human mind the healthcare, preventive health care system, radio can become a very powerful tool of education," Jaitley, who also holds Information and Brodcasting portfolio, said while speaking at the 6th National Community Radio Sammelan, where channels were awarded for innovative programming.
He said in India dialects, weather, crop patterns change in every district and the role of community radio stations in informing and educating people gains importance.
Jaitley said that around 191 community radio stations are functioning though around 400 have been permitted. "Therefore, there should be a significant growth and connectivity as far as community radio is concerned," he said.
Jaitley said in the past there was an "erroneous impression" that the entire system including governments had was that radio and TV are monopoly of state. The trend, he said, had to change as people just can't be fed with state controlled radio and television only.
Jaitley said that around 191 community radio stations are functioning though around 400 have been permitted. "Therefore, there should be a significant growth and connectivity as far as community radio is concerned," he said.
Jaitley said in the past there was an "erroneous impression" that the entire system including governments had was that radio and TV are monopoly of state. The trend, he said, had to change as people just can't be fed with state controlled radio and television only.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
Flying could be riskier than you think: Pilots, flight attendants face highest radiation cancer death rates, study reveals
Tue, Aug 18 2026
UN’s grim Ebola warning: One life lost every 30 minutes
Sat, Aug 15 2026
Coffee does more than wake you up? Study links consumption to metabolic health and sex hormones
Fri, Aug 14 2026
Daily glass of 100% fruit juice could help lower depression scores, new study finds
Tue, Aug 11 2026
No smoking, no diabetes, normal BP could add nearly 13 dementia-free years, study says
Mon, Aug 10 2026