Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla jointly launched Sansad TV today on the occasion of International Day of Democracy.
Addressing the event, the Prime Minister lauded the transformation of the channel associated with the Parliament in accordance with rapidly changing times, especially when the 21st century is bringing revolution through dialogue and communication. The Prime Minister termed the launch of Sansad TV a new chapter in the story of Indian democracy as, in the form of Sansad TV, the country is getting a medium of communication and dialogue which will become a new voice of the nation’s democracy and people’s representative. The Prime Minister also greeted Doordarshan for completing 62 years of its existence. He also greeted all the engineers on the occasion of Engineer's day.
Noting that today is also International Day of Democracy, the Prime Minister remarked that when it comes to Democracy, India’s responsibility is more as India is the mother of democracy. Democracy for India is not just a system, it is an idea. Democracy in India is not just a constitutional structure, but it is a spirit. Democracy in India is not just a collection of streams of constitutions, it is our life stream, he said.
The Prime Minister highlighted the role of the media in the context of 75 years of independence when both glory of the past and promise of the future are before us. He said when the media takes up issues like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, that reaches the people with great speed. He suggested that the media can play a role in disseminating the efforts of the people during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav by planning 75 episodes on the freedom struggle or bringing out special supplements to mark the occasion.
Talking about the centrality of content, the Prime Minister said while it is said that ‘content is king, in his experience "Content is Connect." He explained that, when one has better content, people automatically engage with it. As much as this applies to the media, it is equally applicable to our parliamentary system as there is not only politics in Parliament, there is also policy. He emphasized that common people should feel the connect with the proceedings of the Parliament. He asked the new channel to work in that direction.
The Prime Minister said when the Parliament is in session, debates are held on diverse subjects, so there is so much for the youth to learn. Members of Parliament also get inspiration for better conduct, better debate inside the Parliament when the country watches them. He also stressed the need to focus on duties of the citizens and said that the media is an effective medium for this awareness. The Prime Minister noted that from these programs, our youth will get to learn a lot about our democratic institutions, their functioning as well as civic duties. Similarly, there will be a lot of information about working committees, importance of legislative work, and working of legislatures which will help in understanding the democracy of India in depth. He wished that programs will also be made on Panchayats working as grassroots democracy in Parliament TV. These programs will give a new energy, a new consciousness to the democracy of India.
तेजी से बदलते समय में मीडिया और टीवी channels की भूमिका भी तेजी से बदल रही है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 15, 2021
21वीं सदी तो विशेष रूप से संचार और संवाद के जरिए revolution ला रही है।
ऐसे में ये स्वाभाविक हो जाता है कि हमारी संसद से जुड़े चैनल भी इन आधुनिक व्यवस्थाओं के हिसाब से खुद को ट्रान्स्फॉर्म करें: PM
India is the mother of democracy.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 15, 2021
भारत के लिए लोकतन्त्र केवल एक व्यवस्था नहीं है, एक विचार है।
भारत में लोकतंत्र, सिर्फ संवैधानिक स्ट्रक्चर ही नहीं है, बल्कि वो एक स्पिरिट है।
भारत में लोकतंत्र, सिर्फ संविधाओं की धाराओं का संग्रह ही नहीं है, ये तो हमारी जीवन धारा है: PM
मेरा अनुभव है कि- “कन्टेंट इज़ कनेक्ट।”
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 15, 2021
यानी, जब आपके पास बेहतर कन्टेंट होगा तो लोग खुद ही आपके साथ जुड़ते जाते हैं।
ये बात जितनी मीडिया पर लागू होती है, उतनी ही हमारी संसदीय व्यवस्था पर भी लागू होती है!
क्योंकि संसद में सिर्फ पॉलिटिक्स नहीं है, पॉलिसी भी है: PM
हमारी संसद में जब सत्र होता है, अलग अलग विषयों पर बहस होती है तो युवाओं के लिए कितना कुछ जानने सीखने के लिए होता है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 15, 2021
हमारे माननीय सदस्यों को भी जब पता होता है कि देश हमें देख रहा है तो उन्हें भी संसद के भीतर बेहतर आचरण की, बेहतर बहस की प्रेरणा मिलती है: PM @narendramodi
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