Important for scribes, politicians to know facts: Arun Jaitley

At the launch of the book India-2016, Jaitley said 'after reading, you would realize how much we don't know'

Union minister Arun Jaitley at a book launch on Thursday, emphasised on the importance of knowing facts saying that people can't live under the impression that they know most of the things.

He was speaking at the launch of India-2016, a book which contains wide ranging details from achievements of the government, its policies, programmes and other aspects related to development.

"The book is a must read for everyone particularly for journalists and politicians," Jaitley said. "After reading, you would realize how much we don't know."

Jaitley, who holds Finance and Information and Broadcasting portfolios, said he feels the book would be of great use to Parliamentarians as well as students, including those preparing for competitive exams who are are a natural constituency.

Jaitley also launched the e-version of India 2016 in Hindi and English. The e-version would be cheaper than the hard copy and would help in saving paper, he said.

The e-version of India 2016 will also be available on e-commerce platforms.

Jaitley said the digitised version of collected works of Gandhiji had also been released some time back.

The money received by the sale of these publications will go to the Consolidated Fund of India, the minister added.