![]() Branch of Government of India | |
![]() Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | |
![]() Ashwini Vaishnaw | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 15 August 1947; 75 years ago |
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | New Delhi |
Employees | 4,012 (2016 est.)[1] |
Annual budget | ₹4,692 crore (US$560 million)(2023-24 est.)[2] |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Website | www |
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.[3]
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.
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