Minister for Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur officially launched on Sunday Bharat 24, a new Hindi news channel, which went live on August 15.

“I congratulate Dr Jagdeesh Chandra and the entire team of Bharat24 on this new venture. The media is the fourth pillar of democracy and should work as a bridge between the government and the public and I am sure Bharat24 will execute this responsibility with utmost seriousness,” Thakur said while launching the channel.

The channel’s CEO and Editor-in-chief, Dr. Jagdeesh Chandra, conveyed his gratitude to the Minister and said, “We assure the Minister that Bharat24 will reflect the aspirations of the youth, the multi-polarity of Emerging India and shall work as a bridge between our audience and the government.”

Managing Editor Ajay Kumar; Chief Business Officer and Strategic Partner to the board, Manoj Jagyasi; Senior Editor Syed Umar; senior anchors Mimansa Malik, Sachin Arora, Naina Yadav and Poornima Mishra; Editorial Consultant Shashikant Sharma; Political Editor Aditi Nagar and others were present during the launch.

Managing Editor Kumar said, “The government of India, various State governments, multilateral agencies and international partners of India have all come together a long way in building the New India. We, Bharat 24, believe that a positive connect between the governments, State policies and the people at large is the need of the hour.”

According to Jagyasi, “With bureaus in all the States, Bharat 24 will set a benchmark for news reporting and branding. It is a matter of pride that on the first day of launch the channel has opened with many credible advertisers and we shall only grow bigger and better as time goes on.”

The news channel is available on all major DTH and cable platforms, marking a pan-India presence with the best possible reach.