2-day editors' conference to begin tomorrow in Jaipur

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 31 2016 | 10:13 PM IST
A two-day All India Regional Editors Conference will begin tomorrow in Jaipur to deliberate on issues in social sector.
Over 100 mediapersons are expected to be present during the interactions with Union Ministers on social and infrastructure sector issues, Information and Broadcasting Ministry said in a release.
The two-day conference will have nine sessions on core social and infrastructure ministries of the government, it said.
The inaugural session will be held by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi in the presence of Rajasthan Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Arun Chaturvedi.
This will be followed by another session where Gandhi will discuss various issues and policy decisions taken by her ministry.
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla will address a session on the day, followed by other sessions by Union Ministers Chaudhary Birender Singh, Sudarshan Bhagat and Mahesh Sharma.
The second day will open with discussion on issues pertaining to health and family welfare by Union Minister J P Nadda, followed by social justice and empowerment which has seen many landmark initiatives recently by Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot," the release said.
Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Jitendra Singh will also interact with the editors.
The conference will conclude with a session to be addressed by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
The conference will also be attended by senior officials from respective ministries, the release said.
The participating editors will be treated to glimpses of Swachh Bharat initiative with a field visit to ChakNangal, an open defecation free village on the outskirts of Jaipur, it added.
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First Published: Jan 31 2016 | 10:13 PM IST

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