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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)

Government ministry of India

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)

Government ministry of India

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Information and Broadcasting of India
sealGovernment of India logo.svg
seal_width150px
seal_captionBranch of Government of India
logoMinistry of Information and Broadcasting.svg
logo_width250px
logo_captionMinistry of Information and Broadcasting
image_size150px
formed
jurisdictionGovernment of India
headquartersNew Delhi
chief1_nameSanjay Jaju, IAS
chief1_positionInformation and Broadcasting Secretary
website
budget(2023–24 est.)
employees4,012 (2016 est.)
minister1_nameAshwini Vaishnaw
minister1_pfoMinister of Information and Broadcasting
deputyminister1_nameL. Murugan
deputyminister1_pfoMinister 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.

The Ministry is responsible for the administration of the 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

Official organisation chart of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (as on 20 June 2025)

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is structured into various departments and divisions, each responsible for distinct aspects of media regulation, public broadcasting, film certification, and communication strategy. As of 20 June 2025, the official organisational chart outlines the roles of the Minister, Secretary, Joint Secretaries, Directors, and other senior officials overseeing functions such as print media, films, digital communication, and administration.

  • 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

Main article: Indian Information 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) Minister of State (Independent Charge)
  • MoS Minister of State
PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
ConstituencyTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime MinisterFromToPeriod
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Sardar patel (cropped).jpg70px]]Vallabhbhai Patel
(18751950)
Member, Constituent Assembly
(Deputy Prime Minister)15 August
194726 January
1950Indian National CongressNehru IJawaharlal Nehru
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:R.R DIVAKAR.jpg70px]]R. R. Diwakar
(18941990)
Member, Interim Parliament
(MoS)31 January
195013 May
1952
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:B. V. Keskar portrait.gif70px]]B. V. Keskar
(19081984)
MP for Musafirkhana
(Minister with cabinet rank, until 1957;
MoS, until 1962)13 May
195217 April
1957Nehru II
17 April
19579 April
1962Nehru III
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Bezawada Gopala Reddy.jpg70px]]Bezawada Gopala Reddy
(19071997)
MP for Kavali10 April
196231 August
1963Nehru IV
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Satya Narayan Sinha portrait.gif70px]]Satya Narayan Sinha
(19001983)
MP for Samastipur1 September
196327 May
1964
27 May
19649 June
1964Nanda IGulzarilal Nanda
(acting)
11 June
19642 July
1964ShastriLal Bahadur Shastri
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png70px]]Indira Gandhi
(19171984)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh2 July
196411 January
1966
11 January
196624 January
1966Nanda IIGulzarilal Nanda
(acting)
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg70px]]Raj Bahadur
(19121990)
MP for Bharatpur
(MoS)24 January
196613 March
1967Indira IIndira Gandhi
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Kodardas Kalidas Shah portrait.jpg70px]]Kodardas Kalidas Shah
(19081986)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra13 March
196714 February
1969Indira II
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Satya Narayan Sinha portrait.gif70px]]Satya Narayan Sinha
(19001983)
MP for Darbhanga14 February
19698 March
1971Indian National Congress (R)
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png70px]]Indira Gandhi
(19171984)
MP for Raebareli
(Prime Minister)18 March
19718 November
1973Indian National Congress (R)}}"Indira III
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg70px]]Inder Kumar Gujral
(19192012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab
(MoS)8 November
197328 June
1975
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Vidya Charan Shukla (cropped).jpg70px]]Vidya Charan Shukla
(19292013)
MP for Raipur
(MoS)28 June
197524 March
1977
Janata Party}}"[[File:Lkadvani.jpg70px]]Lal Krishna Advani
(born 1927)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat26 March
197728 July
1979Janata PartyDesaiMorarji Desai
Janata Party (Secular)}}"[[File:Purushottam Kaushik Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]Purushottam Kaushik
(19302017)
MP for Raipur28 July
197914 January
1980Janata Party (Secular)Charan SinghCharan Singh
Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"[[File:Vasant Sathe (cropped).jpg70px]]Vasant Sathe
(19252011)
MP for Wardha14 January
19802 September
1982Indian National Congress (Indira)Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"Indira IVIndira Gandhi
Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"N. K. P. Salve
(19212012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
(MoS, I/C)2 September
198214 January
1983
Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"[[File:H. K. L. Bhagat Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]H. K. L. Bhagat
(19212005)
MP for East Delhi
(MoS, I/C)14 January
198331 October
1984
4 November
198431 December
1984Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"Rajiv IRajiv Gandhi
Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"Vitthalrao Gadgil
(19282001)
MP for Pune
(MoS, I/C)31 December
198422 October
1986Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"Rajiv II
Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"[[File:Ajit_Kumar_Panja.jpg70px]]Ajit Kumar Panja
(19362008)
MP for Calcutta North East
(MoS, I/C)22 October
198614 February
1988
Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"[[File:H. K. L. Bhagat Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]H. K. L. Bhagat
(19212005)
MP for East Delhi14 February
19882 December
1989
Telugu Desam Party}}"P. Upendra
(19362009)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh6 December
198910 November
1990Telugu Desam PartyVishwanathV. P. Singh
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg70px]]Chandra Shekhar
(19272007)
MP for Ballia
(Prime Minister)21 November
199021 June
1991Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)Chandra ShekharChandra Shekhar
Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"[[File:Ajit_Kumar_Panja.jpg70px]]Ajit Kumar Panja
(19362008)
MP for Calcutta North East
(MoS, I/C)21 June
199118 January
1993Indian National CongressIndian National Congress (Indira)}}"RaoP. V. Narasimha Rao
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo.jpg70px]]Brigadier
Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
(born 1941)
MP for Dhenkanal
(MoS, I/C)18 January
199315 September
1995
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg70px]]P. A. Sangma
(19472016)
MP for Tura15 September
199516 May
1996
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Sushma Swaraj Ji.jpg70px]]Sushma Swaraj
(19522019)
MP for South Delhi16 May
19961 June
1996Bharatiya Janata PartyVajpayee IAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Janata Dal}}; color:white"[[File:C. M. Ibrahim (cropped).jpg70px]]C. M. Ibrahim
(born 1948)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka1 June
199621 April
1997Janata DalDeve GowdaH. D. Deve Gowda
21 April
19971 May
1997GujralInder Kumar Gujral
Janata Dal}}; color:white"[[File:Jaipal Sudini Reddy - Kolkata 2004-11-10 03212 Cropped.jpg70px]]S. Jaipal Reddy
(19422019)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh1 May
199719 March
1998
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Sushma Swaraj Ji.jpg70px]]Sushma Swaraj
(19522019)
MP for South Delhi19 March
199811 October
1998Bharatiya Janata PartyVajpayee IIAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg70px]]Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(19242018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister)11 October
19985 December
1998
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Pramod_jee.jpg70px]]Pramod Mahajan
(19492006)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra5 December
199813 October
1999
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Official photograph of the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg70px]]Arun Jaitley
(19522019)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat
(MoS, I/C)13 October
199930 September
2000Vajpayee III
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Sushma Swaraj Ji.jpg70px]]Sushma Swaraj
(19522019)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh, till 8 November 2000
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttarakhand, from 9 November 200030 September
200029 January
2003
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Ravi Shankar Prasad At Office.jpg70px]]Ravi Shankar Prasad
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
(MoS, I/C)29 January
200322 May
2004
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Jaipal Sudini Reddy - Kolkata 2004-11-10 03212 Cropped.jpg70px]]S. Jaipal Reddy
(19422019)
MP for Miryalguda23 May
200418 November
2005Indian National CongressManmohan IManmohan Singh
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi PIB.jpg70px]]Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
(19452017)
MP for Raiganj18 November
200511 November
2008
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg70px]]Manmohan Singh
(born 1932)
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam
(Prime Minister)11 November
200822 May
2009
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Ambika Soni PIB (cropped).jpg70px]]Ambika Soni
(born 1942)
Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab28 May
200927 October
2012Manmohan II
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Manish Tewari 2014.jpg70px]]Manish Tewari
(born 1965)
MP for Ludhiana
(MoS, I/C)28 October
201226 May
2014
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Prakash Javadekar MIB (cropped).jpg70px]]Prakash Javadekar
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh
(MoS, I/C)27 May
20149 November
2014Bharatiya Janata PartyModi INarendra Modi
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Official photograph of the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg70px]]Arun Jaitley
(19522019)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat9 November
20145 July
2016
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg70px]]M. Venkaiah Naidu
(born 1948)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan5 July
201618 July
2017
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Smt. Smriti Irani in April 2023.jpg70px]]Smriti Irani
(born 1976)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat18 July
201714 May
2018
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in October 2016 (cropped).jpg70px]]Colonel
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
(born 1970)
MP for Jaipur Rural
(MoS, I/C)14 May
201830 May
2019
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Prakash Javadekar MIB (cropped).jpg70px]]Prakash Javadekar
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra31 May
20197 July
2021Modi II
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Shri Anurag Singh Thakur in March 2023.jpg70px]]Anurag Singh Thakur
(born 1974)
MP for Hamirpur7 July
20219 June
2024
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Ashwini Vaishnaw addressing the Media after assuming charge as the Minister of Railways at Rail Bhavan.jpg70px]]Ashwini Vaishnaw
(born 1970)
Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha10 June 2024IncumbentModi III

Ministers of state

PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
ConstituencyTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime MinisterFromToPeriod
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:R.R DIVAKAR.jpg70px]]R. R. Diwakar
(18941990)
Member, Constituent Assembly7 October
194826 January
1950Indian National CongressNehru IJawaharlal Nehru
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg70px]]Inder Kumar Gujral
(19192012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab14 February
196918 March
1971Indian National Congress (R)}}"Indira IIIndira Gandhi
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Sher Singh Kadyan Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]Sher Singh Kadyan
(19172009)
MP for Rohtak
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Nanini Satpathy.png70px]]Nandini Satpathy
(19312006)
Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha18 March
197114 June
1972Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)}}"Indira III
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg70px]]Inder Kumar Gujral
(19192012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab22 July
19728 November
1973
Janata Party}}; color:white"Jagbir Singh
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh14 August
197711 July
1978Janata PartyDesaiMorarji Desai
26 January
197915 July
1979
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif70px]]Ram Dulari Sinha
(19221994)
MP for Sheohar8 June
198019 October
1980Indian National Congress (I)Indian National Congress (R)}}"Indira IVIndira Gandhi
Indian National Congress (I)}}"S. Krishna Kumar
(born 1993)
MP for Kollam25 June
19882 December
1989
Indian National Congress (I)}}"Kamla Kant Tiwari
MP for Buxar22 April
19892 December
1989
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"[[File:The Union Tourism Minister, Shri Subodh Kant Sahai addressing at the National Tourism Awards 2010-2011 presentation ceremony, in New Delhi on February 29, 2012.jpg70px]]Subodh Kant Sahay
(born 1951)
MP for Ranchi21 November
199021 June
1991Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)Chandra ShekharChandra Shekhar
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:P.M. Sayeed.jpg70px]]P. M. Sayeed
(19412005)
MP for Lakshadweep15 September
199516 May
1996Indian National CongressIndian National Congress (R)}}"RaoP. V. Narasimha Rao
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi addressing media (cropped).jpg70px]]Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
(born 1957)
MP for Rampur20 March
199813 October
1999Bharatiya Janata PartyVajpayee IIAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Ramesh Bais in 2023 (cropped).jpg70px]]Ramesh Bais
(born 1947)
MP for Raipur30 September
200029 January
2003Vajpayee III
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Ambareesh.jpg70px]]M. H. Ambareesh
(19522018)
MP for Mandya24 October
200615 February
2007Indian National CongressManmohan IManmohan Singh
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Anand Sharma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg70px]]Anand Sharma
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Himachal Pradesh18 October
200822 May
2009
Trinamool Congress}}"[[File:Choudhury Mohan Jatua (cropped).jpg70px]]Choudhury Mohan Jatua
(born 1935)
MP for Mathurapur28 May
200922 September
2012Trinamool CongressManmohan II
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"[[File:S. Jagathrakshakan (cropped).jpg70px]]S. Jagathrakshakan
(born 1950)
MP for Arakkonam28 May
200928 October
2012Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in October 2016 (cropped).jpg70px]]Colonel
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
(born 1970)
MP for Jaipur Rural9 November
201414 May
2018Bharatiya Janata PartyModi INarendra Modi
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:L. Murugan with PM Modi (cropped).jpg70px]]L. Murugan
(born 1977)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh7 July
2021IncumbentModi II

Deputy ministers

No.PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
ConstituencyTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime MinisterFromToPeriod12345678910The position of Deputy Minister was abolished.
Indian National Congress}}"Sham Nath
MP for Chandni Chowk8 May
196227 May
1964Indian National CongressNehru IVJawaharlal Nehru
27 May
19649 June
1964Nanda IGulzarilal Nanda
(acting)
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:C. R. Pattabhiraman Lok Sabha photo.gif70px]]C. R. Pattabhiraman
(19062001)
MP for Kumbakonam15 June
196411 January
1966ShastriLal Bahadur Shastri
11 January
196624 January
1966Nanda IIGulzarilal Nanda
(acting)
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Nanini Satpathy.png70px]]Nandini Satpathy
(19312006)
Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha29 January
196613 March
1967Indira IIndira Gandhi
18 March
196714 February
1969Indira II
Indian National Congress (R)}}"Dharam Bir Sinha
(born 1932)
MP for Barh2 May
197123 March
1977Indian National Congress (R)Indira III
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Kumudben Joshi.jpg70px]]Kumudben Joshi
(19341922)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat19 January
198015 January
1982Indian National Congress (I)Indian National Congress (I)}}"Indira IV
Indian National Congress (I)}}"Mallikarjun Goud
(19412002)
MP for Mahabubnagar15 January
19827 February
1984
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Kerala Governor Khan during an inaugural function in 2023.jpg70px]]Arif Mohammad Khan
(born 1951)
MP for Bahraich15 January
198229 January
1983
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad at Healthcare Skill Summit 2013 (cropped).jpg70px]]Ghulam Nabi Azad
(born 1949)
MP for Washim8 February
198431 October
1984
Indian National Congress (I)}}"S. Dhirajr
(born 1993)
MP for Kollam14 February
198825 June
1988Indian National Congress (I)}}"Rajiv IIRajiv Gandhi
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Girija Vyas assuming office in 2013 (cropped).jpg70px]]Girija Vyas
(born 1946)
MP for Udaipur21 June
199117 March
1993Indian National CongressIndian National Congress (I)}}"RaoP. V. Narasimha Rao

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  4. "Organisation Chart as on 20.06.2025". Government of India.
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