'Har Kaam Desh Ke Naam': Centre launches campaign to 'spread the word' on its public welfare works

The Centre has launched a new campaign to "spread the word" about its public welfare efforts. According to a letter sent to other union ministers by Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, the campaign has been named "Har Kaam Desh Ke Naam".

The Indian Express reports that Javadekar sent the letter on February 11.

The letter said: "I want to bring to your attention that from February 15, 2020 to March 31, 2020, it is required to publicise the public welfare works of this government through television, newspapers, outdoor (advertisements) and through the digital medium. Hence, this is to request you to prepare a campaign on those programmes of your ministry that will benefit the public. This time, the advertisements will be broadcast on the theme ‘Har Kaam Desh Ke Naam'."

Perhaps considering the timing of the letter — the day the AAP triumphed over the BJP in the Delhi Assembly election — the letter continued: "Such campaigns are undertaken by all governments and have nothing to do with the outcome of elections."

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