Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry since December 2021 has issued directions to block from public access 635 URLs, including 10 websites and 5 apps, Union Information Minister Anurag Thakur informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
He was asked how many websites, URLs and Apps the Ministry blocked under the relevant section of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
In a separate question related to the vacant post in the information ministry, the minister said there are 1,841 vacant posts in the Ministry and its various Media Units/Institutions as of June this year.
The ministry, he said, created 94 posts in the past five years.
The number of positions filled during the past five years was 446, including backlog vacancies.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Allu Arjun Vs Cops: Have Celebs Become Soft Targets?
Anurag Thakur Hits Ton As Lok Sabha Beats Rajya Sabha In Charity Cricket Match MeitY To Introduce Code Of Conduct For AI Firms: Sources Government Issues Notice to Wikipedia Over Bias, Editorial Control Concerns: Report Bengaluru Techie Loses Rs 11.8 Crore After "Digital Arrest" Sebastian Zapeta: All About Guatemalan Migrant Who Set Woman On Fire "No Comment": India On Bangladesh Seeking Sheikh Hasina's Extradition Navy's Warship INS Tushil Docks In London On Maiden Operational Deployment "It Pains My Heart...": PM Cites Germany, Lanka Attacks At Christmas Event Illegal Migrant: Delhi Schools Ordered To Follow Strict Admission Process Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.