Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting plays a significant part in helping the people to have access to free flow of information. It monitors and allows for the greater freedom of the media sources of the country.
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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ensures the freedom of media and makes sure that people have access of the free flow of information. It enables this through the mass communication media consisting of radio, television, films, press, publications, advertising and traditional mode of dance and drama. It is a division of the Government of India which is the head body for formulation and management of the rules and regulations and laws relating to information, broadcasting, the press and films in India.
Organisation of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Following are the different organisations working under of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting:
Broadcasting
Conditional Access System (CAS)
Community Radio Stations
Prasar Bharati
Doordarshan
Akashvani (All India Radio)
Uplinking/Downlinking of television channels
Content Regulation on Private television Channels
Direct to Home (DTH)
Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS)
Digital television transition
Radio and Television Licence around the World
Broadcasting Authority of India 1977
Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP)
Directorate of Field Publicity
Photo Division
Publications Division
Research Reference and Training Division
Song and Drama Division
Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI)
Press Council of India
Press Information Bureau (PIB)
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)
Directorate of Film Festivals (DFAI)
Films Division (FD)
Central Board of Film Certification
Children's Film Society
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII)
Film Certification Appellate Tribunal
National Film Archive of India (NFAI)
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI)
National Film Development Corporation
Responsibilities of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
The responsibilities of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting are:
News Services through All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD) for the people
Development of broadcasting and television
Import and export of films
Development and promotion of film industry
Organisation of film festivals and cultural exchanges for the purpose
Advertisement and visual publicity on behalf of the Government of India
Handling of press relations to present the policies of Government of India and to get feed-back on the Government policies
Administration of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 in respect of newspapers
Dissemination of information about India within and outside the country through publications on matters of national importance
Research, Reference and Training to assist the media units of the Ministry to meet their responsibilities
Use of interpersonal communication and traditional folk art forms for information/ publicity campaigns on public interest issues
International co-operation in the field of information and mass media
List of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministers
Following are the list of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministers:
Indira Gandhi (1964-1966)
K. Gujral (1972-1977)[8]
L. K. Advani (1977-1979)
Vasant Sathe (1980-1984)
H. K. L. Bhagat (1984-1988)
P. A. Sangma (1995-1996)
Sushma Swaraj (1996)
Jaipal Reddy (1996-1998)
Arun Jaitley (2000)
Sushma Swaraj (2000-2003)
Ravi Shankar Prasad (2003-2004)
Dayanidhi Maran (2004-2007)
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (2007-2009)
Ambika Soni (2009-2012)
Manish Tewari (2012-2014)
Prakash Javadekar (2014)
Arun Jaitley (2014-2016)
Venkaiah Naidu (2016-2017)
Smriti Irani (2017-Incumbent)
List of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministers of State
N. K. P. Salve
Ambareesh (2006-2008)
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2014-Incumbent)
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is responsible for international co-operation in the field of mass media, films and broadcasting and interacts with its foreign counterparts on behalf of Government of India.
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