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NEW DELHI: The Publications Division should make efforts to make available the annual ?India Reference Annual? globally so that people can learn more about India and particularly in the Indian Diaspora, Minister of state for Information and Broadcasting C M Jatua said.
Releasing the 2012 volume which is the 56th edition, Jatua said it was an exhaustive repository of information about the States and Union Territories, Constitutional amendments and achievements in various fields.
The issue is brought out jointly the Publication Division and the Research, Reference and Training Division of the Ministry giving up-to-date information about the country. The Minister observed that the print run of the annual had been steadily increasing over the years with over 67000 copies printed in English and Hindi in the first stage this year.
Secretary Uday Kumar Varma said that the Publications Division should try to use technology to enhance the outreach of the publication. He suggested that for the next year, the Media Unit should try to introduce the book in three formats: the printed format, CDs, and the electronic version. The Secretary wanted the Division to increase the number of print copies and ensure better marketability of the product.
India 2012 is an updated and comprehensive edition of the Reference Annual edited, published and marketed by the Publications Division. The Research, Reference and Training Division (RR&TD) of the Ministry collects the base material for the Year Books. The material is collected from Central Ministries/Departments, State governments and Union Territories, PSUs and autonomous bodies.
The reference annual gives a panoramic view of country?s progress in the fields of rural and urban development, industry & infrastructure, science & technology, art & culture, economy, health, defence, education & mass communication. It incorporates sections on general knowledge, current affairs, sports, events of the past year and latest ones too.
The publication has been chronicling India?s march to prosperity and strength over this period. The main features covered in this edition of the year book are Census 2011 which is the 15th Census of India since 1872, village electrification, MNREGA, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, National Rural Health Mission, empowerment of women etc. It is a useful handbook for students, civil services aspirants, research scholars, academicians, authors, journalists and above all the general public.
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