Important file on advertisement policy, sent to CMO a year ago, goes missing

BENGALURU: An important file regarding the outdoor advertising policy has reportedly gone missing in the Chief Minister’s Office.

The file reportedly had details about where advertisements can be allowed, what will be the rates, projections on revenue generation, etc., and could have formed the basis of a new advertisement policy.

The issue came to light after the additional chief secretary of the Urban Development Department wrote to the principal secretary to the chief minister stating that the file, regarding the advertisement policy 2019, sent to the CMO on December 7, 2021, has not been returned. The file has be submitted to the Finance Committee, the letter stated.