PIB

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) is the nodal ( नो�डल)  बु�नि�या�दी� agency of the

Government of India to disseminate फै ला���  information to the print and electronic media on its various policies and programmers. The PIB acts as an interface between the Government and the media and the Information Officers serve as official spokesmen for the Government. The organization is headed by the Principal Information Officer at the national level. There are 8 regional offices and 35 branch offices all over India for disseminating information. The Bureau at the headquarters has a team of officers attached to various Ministries and Departments for the purpose of assisting them in the management of the media and public relations.

The information material released by the Bureau in Hindi, English, Urdu and other regional languages reaches to over 8408 newspapers and media organizations. PIB also provides feedback to the Government as reflected in the media. Special feedback digests are prepared analysing country-wide coverage of major happenings and decisions. The Regional and Branch offices act as nodal information offices for all offices of the Union government in their area and coordinate information and publicity activities for them.

ORGANISATIONAL SET-UP

 

PIB has its Headquarters in New Delhi. It is headed by the Principal Director General (Media & Communication) who is assisted by a Director General and eight Additional Director Generals at Headquarters. Besides, the Bureau has Departmental Publicity Officers varying in ranks from Directors to Assistant Directors and Media & Communication Officers who are attached with

different Ministries in order of the Officers rank and Ministry’s size, importance and sensitivity.

PIB also runs a Control Room (News Room) at Headquarters to ensure dissemination of information after normal working hours on weekdays from 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm and from 3.00 pm to 9.00 pm on weekends and holidays.

PIB has eight Regional Offices headed by Additional Director Generals and 34 Branch Offices and Information Centers to cater to information needs of regional press and other media. In addition to release of publicity material issued from the Headquarters in local language, these Regional and Branch Offices of PIB issue original press releases, press notes, backgrounders etc. whenever an important event is organized by any of the Central Ministries or Public Sector Undertakings in a particular region. These Offices also take up the decisions of the Central Government which may be of special importance to a particular region for focused publicity through information dissemination on sustained basis.

PIB, Bangalore: 

The Bangalore office of Press Information Bureau started functioning in 1954 with jurisdiction all over Karnataka. Information is communicated to the media through press releases and handouts, backgrounders (on important events and issues), info-nuggets, information sheet, Do you knows? Features (illustrated as well as non-illustrated) , press tours, media workshops. PIB also organizes seminars, press conferences and press briefings, video conferencing during budget and other national events. During important international events like Indian Science Congress and International Film Festival PIB set up media centre at the venue of the event for the benefit of media.

 

PIB is also responsible for planning and implementation of multi-media awareness campaigns in co-ordination with media units of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting such as DD,AIR,DFP,DAVP etc. PIB’s other functions include Press Review Analysis, newspaper clippings, reports on how the policies, programmes and activities of the government are received by the local people as reflected in the media, alerting the headquarters of such events that have repercussions on the central-state government relations and the nation. Assistance is provided to central government establishments and public sector undertakings for media facilitation and for formulation of media strategies.

PIB, Bangalore caters to more than 150 newspapers, which include dailies, weeklies,fortnightlies and monthlies both in Bangalore and all over Karnataka.  PIB features service is extended to district level newspapers in Karnataka numbering more than 100. 

Bangalore Media Scene- Kannada-11 dailies, English- 10 dailies, Agencies- 4, Foreign correspondents- 4, Urdu- 3 dailies, Telagu- 3 dailies,Tamil- 3 dailies, Hindi- 3 dailies, Malayalam- 4 dailies, Kannada weeklies- 6, Urdu weeklies- 2, Outstation correspondents- 15, Electronic media- 12

PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU

Gateway to Central Government communication

·     Press Information Bureau (PIB) is the nodal agency of the Government of India to

disseminate information to the print, electronic and new media on government plans,

policies, programme initiatives and achievements. It is also the Government's nodal

agency to facilitate private media.

Authenticity

·         PIB is the authorized channel of the Government for information dissemination

National wide network

·         Set up in 1919 as a small Cell, the Press Information Bureau has now grown into a

nationwide network of eight Regional Offices and 34 Branch Offices.

Wide reach

·     Information material released in English, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi,

Kashmiri, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali,  Assamese, Oriya, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and 

Malayalam

Mode of information dissemination

·         PIB disseminates information through different modes of communication, such as

Press Releases, Press Notes, Feature Articles, Backgrounders, Press Briefings,

Photographs, Press Conferences, Interviews, Database available on Bureau's website,

Press tours, etc. The information material released in English, Hindi, Urdu and 13

other regional languages reaches about 8,400 newspapers and media organizations.

Modern means of communication

·         For faster dissemination and wider reach, PIB uses modern means of

communication like e-releases, dispatch of information through e-mail, tele-

conferening, video conferencing etc, besides conventional means of fax and hand

delivery.

Media feedback

·         Functioning as an interface between the Government and the media, PIB also

provides feedback to the Government with people's reactions as reflected in the

media.

Major activities:

·         Public Information Campaigns on  Flagship Programmes of the Government in

various parts of the country.

·         Election coverage

·         Media coverage of the General Budget and the Railway Budget

·         Economic Editor's Conference in New Delhi

·         Editor's Conference on Social Sector issues

·         Editor's Conference with special focus on North East

·         Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.

·         International Film Festival of India, Goa

·         Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Animation and Short Films PIB Mumbai

 

 

PIB Mumbai functions as the Regional Office for the Western Region.It has 6 Branch Offices located at

Pune, Nagpur, Nanded Panaji Ahmedabad & Rajkot

 It is headed by Additional Director General (Western Region). The day to day operations are looked after by Director (Media & Communications).

   Information Services

 

PIB Mumbai offers info-media services in Marathi, English, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu and Sindhi.The Mumbai office issues news releases about important Central Government programmes and policies to print, electronic and new media operating in Maharashtra.PIB  Mumbai Features Unit releases large number of News Features on topical issues in Marathi, which find high degree of acceptance in several small and medium language newspapers. Important features are also released in English, Hindi, Urdu and Sindhi.The primary channel of communication is the PIB Mumbai tri-lingual website www.pibmumbai.gov.in,  which publishes press releases, features, important speeches etc in Marathi, English and Hindi.    2008-09 2009-101. Total Number of Press Releases Issued 5,880 6,450           Number of Original Press Releases 1,150 1,6502. Number of News Features released 75 68

Media Management   

 

PIB Mumbai coordinates media activities of Central Government and Central Government funded institutions located in Mumbai metropolitan area.  The activities include coordination of press meets, press tours, clipping service and media feedback. The Media Officers also perform media advisory functions, as Members of Media Coordination Committees of various organizations.

 

     2008-09 2009-101. Total number of Media events coordinated 128 1422. Number of Press Conferences conducted 62 71

 

 

 Important media activities during 2009-10

-         International Film Festival of India, Panaji, Goa, Nov 2009-         Mumbai International Film Festival, Mumbai, Feb 2010-         Comprehensive media intelligence support for Maharashtra

Assembly elections. Media outreach programme

   

 

PIB Mumbai in collaboration with its Branch Offices and other Media Units of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, organizes Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaigns, to highlight people oriented initiatives taken by the Government. Workshops, lectures, symposia etc. are organized as part of the three day (earlier 5 days) Public Information Campaigns, which are held at District or Sub Divisional places. An information exhibition publicizing various schemes of Government is also put up in collaboration with the implementing agencies of Central and State Governments.

  Physical (2009-10)    Target Achievement1. Total number of PICs to be conducted 14 14                In Maharashtra 10 11                In Gujarat 4 3       2. Number of Press Tours conducted 2 3       3. Number of Workshops conducted 2 1

           

Financial (2009-10)- In  lakhs)    SBG Actual1. Total number of PICs to be conducted 119    For conducting 14 PICs   1082                     For 3 Press Tours   2                      For workshop   2. Total   112

 Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaigns in Western Region during 2010-11

 Targeted number of PICs during 2010 -11                                                                  22                                  In Maharashtra                                           14                                    In Gujarat                                                06                                    In Goa                                                     02 Press Tours (inter / intra region as governed by Press Tour rules)                   02                                    From Maharashtra                                      01                                    From Gujarat                                             01 

Success Stories through field visit (nearby PIB offices)                                     08                                    From Maharashtra                                      04                                    From Gujarat                                             03                                    From Goa                                                  01 Media Workshop on Developmental issues                                                                 04                                    In Maharashtra                                          02

       In Gujarat                                                  01                                    In Goa                                                      01Total media outreach events in PIB Western Region - 36 Status of PICs completed by October 31, 2010 - 08Jalna, Shillod, Paratwada, Bhiwandi, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg in MaharashtraDarbandora in GoaAlamgadh in Gujarat. PICs scheduled during NovemberTiroda and Shahada in MaharashtraJasdan and Bareja in Gujarat.Estimated total expenditure by October 31, 2010

        `  46.60 lakhs