Chhattisgarh Media Freedom, Protection, and Promotion Committee formed

Raipur: “Chhattisgarh Media Freedom, Protection, and Promotion Committee” has been established by the state government under the Chhattisgarh Protection of Media Persons Act, 2023. According to the order released today by the Public Relations Department located at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan in Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, the committee’s chairman will be Dinesh Kumar Shrivastava, a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.

As per the order, the committee’s members will include Pushpa Rokade, a correspondent at Prakhar Samachar in Bijapur, Diwakar Muktibodh, a senior Raipur journalist, Nathmal Sharma, Editor-in-Chief of Evening Times, Bilaspur, and a director-level representative nominated by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Furthermore, an Additional Director-level officer nominated by the Commissioner/Director of Public Relations will serve as the committee’s member-secretary.