New Delhi sources have stated that the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has planned to set up a 'Social Media' Communication Hub' that would help it keep a tab on trending news in districts and gather feedback on the Centre's flagship schemes. According to sources under the project, media persons would be employed on contractual basis in each district to be the "eyes and ears" of the government and provide real time updates from the ground.
Meanwhile an official source said they would also take the people's feedback on the government's policies and follow the news trending in their areas and moreover the experts would also be employed at the central level to analyze the feedback. "They would also be used to combat rumors and would be the point man for clearing myths prevailing in their areas".
Recently, the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), a
Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the ministry, had floated a tender to
supply software for the project. Furthermore the platform is expected to
provide automated reports, tactical insights and comprehensive work flows to
initiate engagement across digital channels. "The platform maybe used to
disseminate content and hence, should support publishing features".
