TLI Staff
New Delhi: Describing the ‘dumping of information’ as ‘another way of invasion’, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday called for bold and effective steps to neutralize it.
Addressing the young officers of Indian Information Service (IIS), the Vice President underlined the need to remain alert to effectively counter the doctored narratives to run down India’s growth story.
“We no longer have the luxury of delayed response,” he told young officers.
Dhankhar was interacting with a group of IIS probationers at his residence.
He asked the officers to be “real protectors of democracy and nationalism” and praised the role of IIS officers in fighting misinformation during Covid-19 pandemic and in addressing vaccine hesitancy.
He advised young trainees to remain ever alert and vigilant as things get viral in a split second.
The Indian Information Service is a Central Group ‘A’ Service whose members work as the media managers for the central government.
Sunil Kumar Gupta, Secretary to the Vice President, Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi, DG, IIMC, IIS officer trainees of 2020, 2021 & 2022 batches and senior officials were present during the interaction.