The finance minister, Mr. Arun Jaitely, launched an official YouTube channel, of his ministry, that will act as a real-time information sharing platform. Arun Jaitley, on the launch event, said that the initiative will help in disseminating information and activities easily to outside world through videos. The Channel will feature videos on the major schemes, events, meetings, press conferences and other exclusive videos relating to the ministry.
The launch of YouTube channel took place in Delhi, on Thursday, in the graceful presence of many eminent personalities of the Finance ministry. At the inaugural event Mr. Jaitley said, "Both at the ministerial level as well as at the level of secretaries and officials, there are a series of announcements and explanations with regard to where we stand in terms of the economy,". He further added that the finance ministry has advanced towards its own digitalisation with the launch of this YouTube channel and vowed to strengthen the online presence of ministry to directly engage with the people of this country. In support of this statement, he said, "therefore a platform where this entire material should be available and our officers will continue to keep updating information and material almost on the real-time basis,".
The Finance Minister also said that this YouTube official channel of the Ministry would be a useful platform for resolving issues relating to the ministry and will act as a two-way communication link between people and the government.
