Government To Set Up Research Wing To Boost Information Dissemination

Government is planning to set up a research unit through which it aims to strengthen daily official content with well researched data.

The government is planning to set up a research unit within its information dissemination wing – Press Information Bureau (PIB) – through which it aims to strengthen daily content generated by official channels with well researched material on all significant policy decisions.

The idea behind a research unit is to ensure that all official information which PIB generates through press conferences, official handouts as well as through its social media handles, is backed with well researched and factual data, which can effectively help in dispelling any kind of lack of information or misinterpreted data, sources aware of the development said.

The research unit, which would be headed by a director level official from the PIB, is expected to come into existence from this month itself. Sources further said that it will be under the direct supervision of the Principal Director General of PIB.

All the researched information and data will be in the form of fact sheets or as background documents, covering all sectors and domains and will be provided along with all important policy related decisions, which are normally conveyed by the ministry in the form of press releases or official tweets.