Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)

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| agency_name = Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India

| seal = Government of India logo.svg

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| seal_caption = Branch of Government of India

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| logo = Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.svg

| logo_width = 250px

| logo_caption = Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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| formed = 15 August 1947; 75 years ago

| jurisdiction = Government of India

| headquarters = New Delhi

| chief1_name = Sanjay Jaju, IAS

| chief1_position = Information and Broadcasting Secretary

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| chief2_position =

| website = {{URL|http://www.mib.gov.in/}}

| budget = {{INRConvert|4692|c}}(2023-24 est.){{cite web |url=https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/sbe60.pdf |title=Budget data |date=2022 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in}}

| footnotes =

| employees = 4,012 (2016 est.){{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/central-govt-to-hire-2-8-lakh-more-staff-police-i-t-customs-to-get-lions-share/articleshow/57420276.cms|title=Central govt to hire 2.8 lakh more staff, police, I-T & customs to get lion's share - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}

| minister1_name = Ashwini Vaishnaw

| minister1_pfo = Minister of Information and Broadcasting

| deputyminister1_name = L. Murugan

| deputyminister1_pfo = Minister of State

}}

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 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.[http://mib.gov.in/ShowContentOne.aspx?id=1&Section=7 About Us Main Page]

The Ministry is responsible for the administration of Press Information Bureau and Prasar Bharati, the broadcasting arm of the Indian Government. The Central Board of Film Certification is the other important statutory body subordinate to this ministry, responsible for the regulation and certification 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 and Broadcasting are:

News services—both televised and broadcast through All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD)
Development of broadcasting and television
Import and export of films
Development and promotion of film industry
Promotion and organisation of film festivals and cultural exchanges
Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP)
Manage press relations to effectively communicate the policies of the Government of India and gather feedback on these policies
Administration of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 with respect to newspapers
Dissemination of information about India within and outside the country through publications on matters of national importance
Provide research, references, and training to support the media units of the Ministry in fulfilling their responsibilities
Utilise interpersonal communication and traditional folk art forms to promote information and raise awareness on public interest issues through publicity campaigns
Foster international cooperation in the areas of information and mass media

Civil service

The Indian Information Service (IIS) is a distinguished Group 'A' Civil Service open to candidates who successfully complete the UPSC Civil Service Examination. Serving as the media wing of the Government of India, IIS officers act as a crucial communication bridge between the government and the public. They work under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, playing an important role in information dissemination and public relations.

List of ministers

= Cabinet ministers =

Note:

MoS (I/C) {{ndash}} Minister of State (Independent Charge)
MoS {{ndash}} Minister of State

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2"\| {{abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan="2" colspan="2"\| Portrait ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" \|Minister {{small\|(Birth-Death) Constituency}} ! colspan="3" \|Term of office ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" \|Political party ! rowspan="2"\| Ministry ! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" \|Prime Minister
style="width:6em"\| From !style="width:6em"\| To !Period
1 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Vallabhbhai Patel {{small\|(1875{{ndash}}1950) Member, Constituent Assembly}} (Deputy Prime Minister) \|15 August 1947 \|26 January 1950 !{{ayd\|15 Aug 1947\|26 Jan 1950}} \|rowspan="12"\| Indian National Congress \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nehru I \|rowspan="6"\| Jawaharlal Nehru
2 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|R. R. Diwakar {{small\|(1894{{ndash}}1990) Member, Interim Parliament}} (MoS) \|31 January 1950 \|13 May 1952 !{{ayd\|31 Jan 1950\|13 May 1952}}
rowspan="2"\| 3 \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|rowspan="2"\| 70px \|rowspan="2"\| B. V. Keskar {{small\|(1908{{ndash}}1984) MP for Musafirkhana}} (Minister with cabinet rank, until 1957; MoS, until 1962) \|13 May 1952 \|17 April 1957 !rowspan="2"\| {{ayd\|13 May 1952\|9 Apr 1962}} \|bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nehru II
17 April 1957 \|9 April 1962 \|bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nehru III
4 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Bezawada Gopala Reddy {{small\|(1907{{Ndash}}1997) MP for Kavali}} \|10 April 1962 \|31 August 1963 !{{ayd\|10 Apr 1962\|31 Aug 1963}} \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nehru IV
rowspan="3"\| 5 \|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|rowspan="3"\| 70px \|rowspan="3"\| Satya Narayan Sinha {{small\|(1900{{ndash}}1983) MP for Samastipur}} \|1 September 1963 \|27 May 1964 !rowspan="3"\| {{ayd\|1 Sep 1963\|2 Jul 1964}}
27 May 1964 \|9 June 1964 \|bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nanda I \|Gulzarilal Nanda (acting)
11 June 1964 \|2 July 1964 \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Shastri \|rowspan="2"\| Lal Bahadur Shastri
rowspan="2"\| 6 \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|rowspan="2"\| 70px \|rowspan="2"\| Indira Gandhi {{small\|(1917{{ndash}}1984) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh}} \|2 July 1964 \|11 January 1966 !{{ayd\|2 July 1964\|11 Jun 1966}}
11 January 1966 \|24 January 1966 !{{ayd\|11 Jan 1966\|24 Jan 1966}} \|bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nanda II \|Gulzarilal Nanda (acting)
7 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Raj Bahadur {{small\|(1912{{ndash}}1990) MP for Bharatpur}} (MoS) \|24 January 1966 \|13 March 1967 !{{ayd\|24 Jan 1966\|13 Mar 1967}} \|bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Indira I \|rowspan="6"\| Indira Gandhi
8 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Kodardas Kalidas Shah {{small\|(1908{{ndash}}1986) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra}} \|13 March 1967 \|14 February 1969 !{{ayd\|13 Mar 1967\|14 Feb 1969}} \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Indira II
(5) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (R)}}"\| \|70px \|Satya Narayan Sinha {{small\|(1900{{ndash}}1983) MP for Darbhanga}} \|14 February 1969 \|8 March 1971 !{{ayd\|14 Feb 1969\|8 Mar 1971}} \|rowspan="4"\| Indian National Congress (R)
(6) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (R)}}"\| \|70px \|Indira Gandhi {{small\|(1917{{ndash}}1984) MP for Raebareli}} (Prime Minister) \|18 March 1971 \|8 November 1973 !{{ayd\|18 Mar 1971\|8 Nov 1973}} \|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (R)}}"\| Indira III
9 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (R)}}"\| \|70px \|Inder Kumar Gujral {{small\|(1919{{ndash}}2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab}} (MoS) \|8 November 1973 \|28 June 1975 !{{ayd\|8 Nov 1973\|28 Jun 1975}}
10 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (R)}}"\| \|70px \|Vidya Charan Shukla {{small\|(1929{{ndash}}2013) MP for Raipur}} (MoS) \|28 June 1975 \|24 March 1977 !{{ayd\|28 Jun 1975\|24 Mar 1977}}
11 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Lal Krishna Advani {{small\|(born 1927) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat}} \|26 March 1977 \|28 July 1979 !{{ayd\|26 Mar 1977\|28 Jul 1979}} \|Janata Party \|bgcolor="#1F75FE"\| Desai \|Morarji Desai
12 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Party (Secular)}}"\| \|70px \|Purushottam Kaushik {{small\|(1930{{ndash}}2017) MP for Raipur}} \|28 July 1979 \|14 January 1980 !{{ayd\|28 Jul 1979\|14 Jan 1980}} \|Janata Party (Secular) \|bgcolor="#6495ED"\| Charan Singh \|Charan Singh
13 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| \|70px \|Vasant Sathe {{small\|(1925{{ndash}}2011) MP for Wardha}} \|14 January 1980 \|2 September 1982 !{{ayd\|14 Jan 1980\|2 Sep 1982}} \|rowspan="7"\| Indian National Congress (Indira) \|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| Indira IV \|rowspan="3"\| Indira Gandhi
14 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| \| \|N. K. P. Salve {{small\|(1921{{ndash}}2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra}} (MoS, I/C) \|2 September 1982 \|14 January 1983 !{{ayd\|2 Sep 1982\|14 Jan 1983}}
rowspan="2"\| 15 \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| \|rowspan="2"\| 70px \|rowspan="2"\| H. K. L. Bhagat {{small\|(1921{{ndash}}2005) MP for East Delhi}} (MoS, I/C) \|14 January 1983 \|31 October 1984 !rowspan="2"\| {{ayd\|14 Jan 1983\|31 Dec 1984}}
4 November 1984 \|31 December 1984 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| Rajiv I \|rowspan="4"\| Rajiv Gandhi
16 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| \| \|Vitthalrao Gadgil {{small\|(1928{{ndash}}2001) MP for Pune}} (MoS, I/C) \|31 December 1984 \|22 October 1986 !{{ayd\|31 Dec 1984\|22 Oct 1986}} \|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| Rajiv II
17 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| \| \|Ajit Kumar Panja {{small\|(1936{{ndash}}2008) MP for Calcutta North East}} (MoS, I/C) \|22 October 1986 \|14 February 1988 !{{ayd\|22 Oct 1986\|14 Feb 1988}}
(15) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| \|70px \|H. K. L. Bhagat {{small\|(1921{{ndash}}2005) MP for East Delhi}} \|14 February 1988 \|2 December 1989 !{{ayd\|14 Feb 1988\|2 Dec 1989}}
18 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Telugu Desam Party}}"\| \| \|P. Upendra {{small\|(1936{{ndash}}2009) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh}} \|6 December 1989 \|10 November 1990 !{{ayd\|6 Dec 1989\|10 Nov 1990}} \|Telugu Desam Party \|style="background:#4C915F"\| Vishwanath \|V. P. Singh
19 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"\| \|70px \|Chandra Shekhar {{small\|(1927{{ndash}}2007) MP for Ballia}} (Prime Minister) \|21 November 1990 \|21 June 1991 !{{ayd\|1990\|11\|21\|1991\|6\|21}} \|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) \|style="background:#74C365"\| Chandra Shekhar \|Chandra Shekhar
(17) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| \| \|Ajit Kumar Panja {{small\|(1936{{ndash}}2008) MP for Calcutta North East}} (MoS, I/C) \|21 June 1991 \|18 January 1993 !{{ayd\|21 Jun 1991\|18 Jan 1993}} \|rowspan="3"\| Indian National Congress \|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| Rao \|rowspan="3"\| P. V. Narasimha Rao
20 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \| \|{{small\|Brigadier}} Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo {{post-nominals\|country=IND\|AVSM}} {{small\|(born 1941) MP for Dhenkanal}} (MoS, I/C) \|18 January 1993 \|15 September 1995 !{{ayd\|18 Jan 1993\|15 Sep 1995}}
21 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \|70px \|P. A. Sangma {{small\|(1947{{ndash}}2016) MP for Tura}} \|15 September 1995 \|16 May 1996 !{{ayd\|15 Sep 1995\|16 May 1996}}
22 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Sushma Swaraj {{small\|(1952{{ndash}}2019) MP for South Delhi}} \|16 May 1996 \|1 June 1996 !{{ayd\|1996\|5\|16\|1996\|6\|1}} \|Bharatiya Janata Party \|style="background:#FFA551;"\| Vajpayee I \|Atal Bihari Vajpayee
rowspan="2"\| 23 \|rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color\|Janata Dal}}; color:white"\| \|rowspan="2"\| 70px \|rowspan="2"\| C. M. Ibrahim {{small\|(born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka}} \|1 June 1996 \|21 April 1997 !rowspan="2"\| {{ayd\|1 Jun 1996\|1 May 1997}} \|rowspan="3"\| Janata Dal \|style="background:#4C915F"\| Deve Gowda \|H. D. Deve Gowda
21 April 1997 \|1 May 1997 \|rowspan="2" style="background:#4C915F"\| Gujral \|rowspan="2"\| Inder Kumar Gujral
24 \|style="background:{{party color\|Janata Dal}}; color:white"\| \|70px \|S. Jaipal Reddy {{small\|(1942{{ndash}}2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh}} \|1 May 1997 \|19 March 1998 !{{ayd\|1 May 1997\|19 Mar 1998}}
(22) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Sushma Swaraj {{small\|(1952{{ndash}}2019) MP for South Delhi}} \|19 March 1998 \|11 October 1998 !{{ayd\|19 Mar 1998\|11 Oct 1998}} \|rowspan="6"\| Bharatiya Janata Party \|rowspan="3" style="background:#FFA551;"\| Vajpayee II \|rowspan="6"\| Atal Bihari Vajpayee
25 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Atal Bihari Vajpayee {{small\|(1924{{ndash}}2018) MP for Lucknow}} (Prime Minister) \|11 October 1998 \|5 December 1998 !{{ayd\|11 Oct 1998\|5 Dec 1998}}
26 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| \|Pramod Mahajan {{small\|(1949{{ndash}}2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra}} \|5 December 1998 \|13 October 1999 !{{ayd\|5 Dec 1998\|13 Oct 1999}}
27 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Arun Jaitley {{small\|(1952{{ndash}}2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat}} (MoS, I/C) \|13 October 1999 \|30 September 2000 !{{ayd\|13 Oct 1999\|30 Sep 2000}} \|rowspan="3" style="background:#FFA551;"\| Vajpayee III
(22) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Sushma Swaraj {{small\|(1952{{ndash}}2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh, till 8 November 2000 Rajya Sabha MP for Uttarakhand, from 9 November 2000}} \|30 September 2000 \|29 January 2003 !{{ayd\|30 Sep 2000\|29 Jan 2003}}
28 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Ravi Shankar Prasad {{small\|(born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar}} (MoS, I/C) \|29 January 2003 \|22 May 2004 !{{ayd\|29 Jan 2003\|22 May 2004}}
(24) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|S. Jaipal Reddy {{small\|(1942{{ndash}}2019) MP for Miryalguda}} \|23 May 2004 \|18 November 2005 !{{ayd\|23 May 2004\|18 Nov 2005}} \|rowspan="5"\| Indian National Congress \|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Manmohan I \|rowspan="5"\| Manmohan Singh
29 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi {{small\|(1945{{ndash}}2017) MP for Raiganj}} \|18 November 2005 \|11 November 2008 !{{ayd\|18 Nov 2005\|11 Nov 2008}}
30 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Manmohan Singh {{small\|(born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam}} (Prime Minister) \|11 November 2008 \|22 May 2009 !{{ayd\|11 Nov 2008\|22 May 2009}}
31 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Ambika Soni {{small\|(born 1942) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab}} \|28 May 2009 \|27 October 2012 !{{ayd\|28 May 2009\|27 Oct 2012}} \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Manmohan II
32 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Manish Tewari {{small\|(born 1965) MP for Ludhiana}} (MoS, I/C) \|28 October 2012 \|26 May 2014 !{{ayd\|2012\|10\|28\|2014\|5\|26}}
33 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Prakash Javadekar {{small\|(born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh}} (MoS, I/C) \|27 May 2014 \|9 November 2014 !{{ayd\|2014\|5\|27\|2014\|9\|3}} \|rowspan="8"\| Bharatiya Janata Party \|rowspan="5" style="background:#FFA551;"\| Modi I \|rowspan="8"\| Narendra Modi
(27) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Arun Jaitley {{small\|(1952{{ndash}}2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat}} \|9 November 2014 \|5 July 2016 !{{ayd\|2014\|11\|9\|2016\|7\|5}}
34 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|M. Venkaiah Naidu {{small\|(born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan}} \|5 July 2016 \|18 July 2017 !{{ayd\|2016\|7\|5\|2017\|7\|18}}
35 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Smriti Irani {{small\|(born 1976) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat}} \|18 July 2017 \|14 May 2018 !{{ayd\|2017\|7\|18\|2018\|5\|14}}
36 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|{{small\|Colonel}} Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore {{post-nominals\|country=IND\|AVSM}} {{small\|(born 1970) MP for Jaipur Rural}} (MoS, I/C) \|14 May 2018 \|30 May 2019 !{{ayd\|2018\|5\|14\|2019\|5\|30}}
(33) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Prakash Javadekar {{small\|(born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra}} \|31 May 2019 \|7 July 2021 !{{ayd\|2019\|5\|31\|2021\|7\|7}} \|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"\| Modi II
37 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Anurag Singh Thakur {{small\|(born 1974) MP for Hamirpur}} \|7 July 2021 \|9 June 2024 !{{ayd\|2021\|7\|7\|2024\|6\|9}}
38 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Ashwini Vaishnaw {{small\|(born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha}} \|10 June 2024 \|Incumbent !{{ayd\|2024\|6\|10}} \|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"\| Modi III

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! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister
{{small|(Birth-Death)
Constituency}}

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party

! rowspan="2"| Ministry

! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister

style="width:6em"| From

!style="width:6em"| To

!Period

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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)

Organisation

Mandate

Civil service

List of ministers

= Cabinet ministers =

= Ministers of state =

= Deputy ministers =

See also

References

External links