Information and Public Relations Department (I&PRD)

Department of Information and Public Relations, the authoritative and official publicity agency of Government of Kerala, functions with the objectives of disseminating various information concerning the government and government departments, feeding government with the public views ensuring a healthy relationship between the government and the public.

The department functions mainly through 15 wings: Web and New Media, Field Publicity and Exhibition, Planning and Development, Press Release, Scrutiny, Circulation and Distribution, Advertisement, Co-ordinating News Editorial, Advertising and Marketing, Programme Production, Video Documentation, Research and Reference, Cultural Development, English Editorial and Malayalam Editorial, besides the district information offices and Kerala Information Centre in New Delhi. These sections cater the needs of different media in publicising government policies and developmental activities

Major activities of the department include:

Publicising the policies and programmes of the government;

Giving wide publicity of the developmental and welfare programmes undertaken by the government through print-visual-audio media;

Publishing of books on subjects related with culture, education and traditional artforms;

Publishing of brochures on social and developmental subjects;

Content creation and maintenance of official web portal of Government of Kerala www.kerala.gov.in and IPRD Official website www.prd.kerala.gov.in, Websites of Ministers, District Websites, Website on RTI www.rti.kerala.gov.in, Sabarimala website www.sabarimala.gov.in, personal assets of ministers www.pa.kerala.gov.in and All India Service website www.gadsplais.kerala.gov.in etc.;

Screening of feature films, documentaries and short films either produced or purchased by the department in conformity with the social and cultural interests of the state;

Organising press conferences for ministers and officials;

Issuing of various departmental advertisements to media and payment of advertisement charges;

Fixing of the advertisement rate of media through negotiation etc. The department is also entrusted with monitoring of the provisions of Cable TV Act and Press and Registration of Books Act.


Information Public Relations Department - Restructuring of job Responsibilities for officers in different division and rename of posts- Administrative sanction accorded-Orders issued.G.O (Rt) No 3/2012/I&PRD

Organisational Structure

The Director of Information and Public Relations Department is assisted by two Additional Directors, five Deputy Directors at the Headquarters, six Regional Deputy Directors at Kollam, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thrissur and Kannur and one at New Delhi. There are 14 District Information Offices and Kerala Information Centre at New Delhi. District Information Office is headed by the District Information Officer and in association with respective District administration and Local Self Government Organisations.

Ernakulam Media Centre Inaugurated

A media centre with facilities for press conference, internet etc. has been inaugurated at the Ernakulam Collectorate by Chief Minister Sri. oommen Chandy,. This Centre designed like the PR Chamber in the Government secretariat, is the second of a series planned in all the districts of the state. The centre has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 5 lakh.

Autonomous Institutions

Kerala Press Academy and C-DIT, two autonomous institutions under the control of Information and Public Relations Department.

accomplish the administrative, technical and promotional affairs of the public and private sector with the help of advanced technologies in the field of Communication, Journalism, Digital Photography, etc. In addition to the technical assistance, they endow with Media Technology Courses in line with the up-to-the-minute expertise.

Kerala Press Academy
www.pressacademy.org

Kerala Press Academy, a joint venture of Government of Kerala, Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) and Indian News Paper Society is a media education provider of Kerala, centred at Kakkanad, Kochi. The Academy offers post-graduate diploma courses in Journalism, Mass Communication, Public Relations and Advertising.

The Academy also conducts short-term refresher programmes and seminars for journalists, public relations and Advertising professionals.

Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT)
www.cdit.org

An autonomous institution under the Government of Kerala, Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT), functions through four divisions: Communication Group, Technology Group, Education and Training Group and Operations Group.
C-DIT, located at Thiruvananthapuram, has a pool of highly competent personnel to manage the advanced technological work targets and acts as the ‘Total Service Provider’ to the various technical projects and assignments of government as well as private sector.