(9 June 2008 8:30 pm)

NEW DELHI: Yojana, the flagship magazine of the Publications Division of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, is now available on the net.

The journal, which is more than fifty years old, has been brought out in 13 Indian languages and will all be available on yojana.gov.in.

While launching the website Information and Broadcasting Secretary Asha Swarup said that it would cater to the needs of youth and students through its content.

Publications Division Additional Director General Veena Jain said, "The entire archives would be made available on the net within the next few months."

Synopsis of all the current issues of Yojana will be available on the website with an archive of six months for students, banking and insurance services, competitive exams, research scholars. Information for teachers and researchers of economics, commerce and management will also be available on the site.

Yojana is also working on digitisation of its entire archives that spans 51 years of publication. After the digitisation process gets completed, the entire story of independent India's economic resurgence, beginning from its foundation to India growing into a sound economy "will be at the fingertips of users/readers."

Also, the website aims to be user-friendly, with links to all language editions of Yojana along with its sister publication- Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and its parent organisation- Publications Division.