Minister Anurag Thakur Launches RNI and CBC Online Portals

Current Context: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur launched four online portals for the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) and the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) on February 22, 2024.

• These portals include:
• Press Sewa Portal: Designed under the PRP Act 2023, it aims to simplify the registration procedures that were prevalent under the colonial PRB Act, 1867.
• Central Bureau of Communication Portal and Website: This portal will reduce human interference and make the functioning of the departments under the ministry more efficient and transparent.
• NaViGate Bharat Portal: Developed by the New Media Wing of the Ministry, it is a unified bilingual platform which hosts videos on the entire gamut of Government’s development-related and citizen welfare-oriented measures.
• National Register for Local Cable Operators: This portal is also part of the initiative.
• The purpose of launching these portals is to bring transparency and ease of doing business in the system.
• The Minister added that India is viewed as an attractive destination for foreign investment.

Question:

Q.1 Who launched the four online portals for the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) and the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC)?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Rajnath Singh
c. Amit Shah
d. Anurag Thakur