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State Press Units : Small Urdu units, capable of handling the work of press relations and communication and headed by an experienced journalist at least of the level of a State Information Officer should be established in all the States from where 169.
newspapers and periodicals are published (6.173) 170. These units could take up translation of all the press releases and even summaries of important enactments, ordinances, five year plans, etc., to ensure fuller appreciation Urdu
governmental policies and active participation of the people in developmental of
Katibs
Katibs
(6.174) 171. There should be adequate arrangements for the scrutiny of newspapers to provide feed-back to Government on the basis of what is appearing in the Urdu press. (6.175) activities.
With the expansion of education, as also of journalism, the demand for katibs is 172.
Press, Press, Advisory Advisory Service
Service
to grow manifold. Earlier, the traditional madrasas used to provide good katibs. It appears that even they have ceased to attach importance to calligraphy. The Committee has, therefore, recommended that some of the established madrasas like likely
ones at Deoband and Lucknow may be advised to start classes in calligraphy and kitabat. (6.181) the
Literature
Literature
A press advisory machinery should be in existence at the State and, wherever possible, at the district level also, to scrutinize cases of violation of journalistic ethics or 173.
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press Laws. If such a course is adopted, many of the complaints from the press will vanish. On the press advisory boards, Urdu newspapers should also be adequately represented. (6.185)
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