PANAJI
A workshop will be conducted exclusively for the public relations officers (PROs) of government departments, corporations and OSD to cabinet ministers to explain their roles and responsibilities on June 1 at 2.30 pm at the seminar hall, secretariat at Porvorim.
A notice regarding this mandatory workshop was issued by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who will be addressing the officials, PROs and OSDs. The deputy director, Press Information Bureau (PIB) Vinod Kumar will deliver the keynote address on the occasion.
The workshop is aimed at enlightening the PRO's/OSD's about their role and responsibilities and to act forthwith on the critical reports appearing in the mainstream media and to counter the adverse publicity against the government by disseminating the factual information to the print/electronic and social media platforms on a day-to-day basis.
The various departments will depute their PRO or in his/her absence some senior officer will attend the workshop, mandatorily.
