(a) whether the Government has any proposal to give Government flat/house/plot to all accredited press persons;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the total number of accredited press persons working across the country as on date, State-wise?
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to give Government flat/house/plot to all accredited press persons;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the total number of accredited press persons working across the country as on date, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE: MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
{SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR}
(a) & (b) : There is no proposal of the Central Government at present to allot Government accommodation/house/plot to accredited press persons.
(c) : Press Information Bureau (PIB) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting grants accreditation to news media representatives living in Delhi-NCR. The total number of accreditation granted by PIB is 2,731.
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