Page 55 - Mann Ki Baat December 2022

As part of the Swachhata which together comprise 10
campaign, under the direction floors, 3 floors are being vacated
of Hon’ble Minister of Information and at DD premise in Mumbai, 3
and Broadcasting, Shri Anurag out of 11 floors are being vacated,
Singh Thakur, various units of with a combined floor area of
the I&B Ministry undertook two more than 24,000 square feet.
initiatives. One was to create In a bid to ensure
wealth from waste and the other efficient utilisation of existing
was space audit. infrastructure, various units of
Following the Prime I&B Ministry which are currently
Minister's call for creating wealth located in private buildings on
from waste, a comprehensive rent are being relocated to these
Swachhata campaign was vacated spaces in Prasar Bharati
organised at all I&B Ministry and the remaining vacant space
units across the country. can be better utilised depending
Prasar Bharati alone is set to upon land use rights. This, in
earn revenue of almost Rs 20 turn, will also result in additional
crore, through efficient waste revenue for Prasar Bharati.
management and disposal. Embodying the spirit of
Under the second initiative, Swachh Bharat, the Ministry of
a space audit of the premises Information and Broadcasting
of Prasar Bharati and other units has set an example for both
of I&B Ministry was conducted Government and private offices
in several cities. Based on this, on how a small step taken
more than 8 lakh square feet of towards swacchata can not
space have been vacated by only help in achieving a clean
Prasar Bharati. In Mumbai alone, India but can also help generate
Prasar Bharati has been able to revenue which can be used to
vacate an area of more than create an Atmanirbhar Bharat,
31,000 square feet. At All India as the nation marches towards
Radio in Mumbai, out of 2 blocks the 'Amrit Kaal'.

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