Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley today felicitated the winners of the social media contest at a function in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Jaitley said the innovative approach to crowd source ideas from the people provided government an opportunity to understand the people's perspective on major flagship programmes of the government.<br/><br/>The minister also complimented the winners for providing fresh ideas through social media platforms. Minister of State in the Ministry Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore and Secretary Sunil Arora were also present on the occasion.<br/><br/>The contests were held on the Ministry's Social Media platforms – Facebook, Twitter and a specially designed webpage www.graffiti.inbministry.in. Graffiti were invited from participants on various flagship programmes of the Government. <br/><br/>The competition was open for a fortnight from 1st January to 14th January. The winners were provided a unique opportunity to witness the Republic Day Parade, 2016 at New Delhi. The travel and accommodation arrangements of all these winners were sponsored by the Ministry.