The media is the mirror of society and it has a special place in society. The media plays a leading role in moving the country forward.

Chief Minister Professor Dr. Manik Saha said this while inaugurating the program organized on the occasion of National Press Day-2022 at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan on Wednesday evening.

He also said that the role of the media in the formation of society is immense. CM added that the present government is media friendly and has already taken various initiatives to solve various problems of the media.

The chief minister further said that the government is running on the policy of transparency and wants to continue with everyone by maintaining the atmosphere of peace and harmony.

Emphasizing on serving transparent news and its positive impact on society, the Chief Minister said that many people are giving more importance to their own opinion in news reporting.

He added if this trend continues and real news does not come out, it will be difficult to make Tripura the best.

On the occasion, Information and Culture Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that the current state government is working to keep the newspapers and journalists better and strengthen their social and economic base.
He added that initiatives have been taken to bring journalists under health insurance as well as efforts are being made to increase the number of accredited journalists so that more journalists in the state can come under this insurance.