New Delhi: In an effort to give more publicity to Central government schemes and achievements, a group of ministers has recommended that all Central government schemes have “PM” or the names of nationalist leaders prefixed to them and films highlighting the achievements of the Narendra Modi dispensation be shown “mandatorily” before screening of movies in every theatre.
An internal note circulated at a meeting of the GoM chaired by parliamentary affairs minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has also recommended creating animation clips of various achievements of the government highlighting the “difference between the past and present” in a “humorous way”. It has suggested roping in the information and broadcasting ministry for this purpose.
The GoM has suggested producing a film every two weeks to highlight the government’s achievements which will be played before every movie screening in every theatre “mandatorily”.
The GoM has recommended that the inauguration of Central schemes should be done in the presence of Union ministers and MPs so the role of Centre is highlighted.
It has also recommended enhancing the authority of MPs by giving them constitutional authority to carry out checks on execution of schemes and build a system of penalties enforceable by the Central government.
The GoM has also underlined the importance of the concept of “exclusive news” in media houses and suggested that such information should be “selectively given out to a few journalists” as “making them exclusive stories will ensure better coverage”.
