Shri Arun Jaitley assumes charge as Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore assumes charge as Minister of State for I&B

Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs assumed charge as Minister for Information & Broadcasting here today. Interacting with the media, Shri Jaitley said that the paradigms of information had expanded with the steady growth of electronic, print and digital media in the country. The information scenario had changed drastically since the days when the only sources of information were Doordarshan and Prasar Bharati. Currently, the media landscape had seen unprecedented growth within the radio and new media streams.