7th Community Radio Sammelan to be held in New Delhi

7th Community Radio Sammelan to be held in New Delhi

7th Community Radio Sammelan to be held in New Delhi

The Seventh Community Radio Sammelan will be held at Dr. BR Ambedkar Bhawan, New Delhi.  The 7th Community Radio Sammelan was inaugurated by Amit Khare, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

The Sammelan, being organized by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, will witness participation of all operational Community Radio Stations across the country.

The theme of this year’s Sammelan is ‘Community Radio for SDGs’. The representatives of the Community Radio Stations will discuss experiences and possibilities of programming for better public awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Sammelan will also witness discussion on various flagship schemes of the Government like the Jal Shakti Abhiyaan and efforts for Disaster Risk Reduction. Research, production, broadcasting, dissemination of social welfare messages through Social Media and content management for Community Radio Stations will also be discussed.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar will on August 28 give awards to community radio stations for their achievements in broadcasting development programmes in various genres including promotion of local culture, most creative and innovative content, community engagement awards, among others.