PRD launches its own website

Monday, May 22, 2006, 20:36 [IST]

Patna, May 22 (UNI) The Bihar Information and Public Relations Department today inaugurated its website to enable the people to have an easy access to the governmen's programmes and policies.

Inaugurating the website of his department, Information Minister Arjun Rai said efforts were being made under the personal guidance of Chief minister Nitish Kumar to make the state a pioneering one in the field of information sharing in this regard.

The website address is 'prd.bih.org'.

Mr Rai said a well equipped 'Inforamation Centre' had been established in the state capital to be inaugurated by the Chief Minister on May 24.

Special arrangements had been made for the benefit of the journalists to send the news and avail of other required facilities, he added.

Information Secretary Vivek Kumar Singh said all the press releases of the different departments would be available on the website.

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