Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Ministry of I&B) is a ministerial level agency of the Government of India responsible for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws in the areas of information, broadcasting, the press and the Cinema of India.

The Ministry is responsible for the administration of Press Information Bureau, Prasar Bharati, the broadcasting arm of the Indian Government. The Central Board of Film Certification is the other important statutory body under this ministry being responsible for the regulation of motion pictures broadcast in India.

Organisation

 * Broadcasting
 * Conditional Access System (CAS)
 * Community Radio Stations
 * Prasar Bharati
 * Doordarshan
 * Akashvani (All India Radio)
 * Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited
 * Uplinking / Downlinking of TV Channels
 * Content Regulation on Private TV 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
 * Information
 * Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP), Central Bureau of Communication (CBC)
 * 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)
 * Films
 * Central Board of Film Certification
 * Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII)
 * Film Certification Appellate Tribunal
 * Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI)
 * National Film Development Corporation

Mandate
The mandate of the Ministry of Information & 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.
 * Directorate of Advertising and visual publicity DAVP
 * Handling of press relations to present the policies of Government of India and to get feedback on the Government policies.
 * Administration of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 in respect to 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 cooperation in the field of information and mass media.

Civil Service
The Indian Information Service (IIS) is one of the Group ‘A’ Civil Services options available for candidates who successfully clear the UPSC Civil Service Examination. This is the media wing of the Government of India. They act as the bridge of communication between the Government of India and the Public. IIS cadre officers work under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Cabinet Ministers
Note:
 * MoS (I/C) – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
 * MoS – Minister of State