Monday, August 26, 2013

National Media Centre inaugurated

The National Media Center (NMC) was inaugurated at New Delhi by the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and Chairperson of UPA, Sonia Gandhi here on 24th August. The NMC was initially conceptualized by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in 1989 to facilitate greater interaction between the Government and the media with a state-of-the-art equipped media centre. 

The centre has been planned on the model of media centres in some of the capitals of the world such as Washington and Tokyo. It will have offices of the PIB as well as special facilities for the media to enable the Government to interact closely with the media. It has a Press Conference Hall for 283 media persons, a briefing room for about 60 persons, 24 work stations for the media, a library, media lounge and cafeteria. The press conference hall and media lounge are wi-fi enabled.

The NMC is located at 7-E, Raisina Road is in the centre of the city with proximity to Rashtrapati Bhawan, Government offices, Vigyan Bhavan and Parliament House - the news hub of Government activities. The location will cut distance and travel time between events for dignitaries and the media personnel.

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