# Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)

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 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) – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
* MoS – Minister of State
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950) Member, Constituent Assembly (Deputy Prime Minister) | 15 August 1947 | 26 January 1950 | 2 years, 164 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2 | | | R. R. Diwakar (1894–1990) Member, Interim Parliament (MoS) | 31 January 1950 | 13 May 1952 | 2 years, 103 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 3 | | | B. V. Keskar (1908–1984) MP for Musafirkhana (Minister with cabinet rank, until 1957; MoS, until 1962) | 13 May 1952 | 17 April 1957 | 9 years, 331 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 3 | | | B. V. Keskar (1908–1984) MP for Musafirkhana (Minister with cabinet rank, until 1957; MoS, until 1962) | 17 April 1957 | 9 April 1962 | 9 years, 331 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 4 | | | Bezawada Gopala Reddy (1907–1997) MP for Kavali | 10 April 1962 | 31 August 1963 | 1 year, 143 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 5 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) MP for Samastipur | 1 September 1963 | 27 May 1964 | 305 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 5 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) MP for Samastipur | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 305 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) |
| 5 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) MP for Samastipur | 11 June 1964 | 2 July 1964 | 305 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 6 | | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 2 July 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 344 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 6 | | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 13 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) |
| 7 | | | Raj Bahadur (1912–1990) MP for Bharatpur (MoS) | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 48 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Kodardas Kalidas Shah (1908–1986) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 338 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| (5) | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) MP for Darbhanga | 14 February 1969 | 8 March 1971 | 2 years, 22 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| (6) | | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Raebareli (Prime Minister) | 18 March 1971 | 8 November 1973 | 2 years, 235 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab (MoS) | 8 November 1973 | 28 June 1975 | 1 year, 232 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 10 | | | Vidya Charan Shukla (1929–2013) MP for Raipur (MoS) | 28 June 1975 | 24 March 1977 | 1 year, 269 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 11 | | | Lal Krishna Advani (born 1927) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 26 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 124 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 12 | | | Purushottam Kaushik (1930–2017) MP for Raipur | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 170 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan Singh | Charan Singh |
| 13 | | | Vasant Sathe (1925–2011) MP for Wardha | 14 January 1980 | 2 September 1982 | 2 years, 231 days | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 14 | | | N. K. P. Salve (1921–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra (MoS, I/C) | 2 September 1982 | 14 January 1983 | 134 days | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 15 | | | H. K. L. Bhagat (1921–2005) MP for East Delhi (MoS, I/C) | 14 January 1983 | 31 October 1984 | 1 year, 352 days | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 15 | | | H. K. L. Bhagat (1921–2005) MP for East Delhi (MoS, I/C) | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 1 year, 352 days | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 16 | | | Vitthalrao Gadgil (1928–2001) MP for Pune (MoS, I/C) | 31 December 1984 | 22 October 1986 | 1 year, 295 days | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 17 | | | Ajit Kumar Panja (1936–2008) MP for Calcutta North East (MoS, I/C) | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | 1 year, 115 days | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| (15) | | | H. K. L. Bhagat (1921–2005) MP for East Delhi | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 291 days | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 18 | | | P. Upendra (1936–2009) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 339 days | Telugu Desam Party | Vishwanath | V. P. Singh |
| 19 | | | Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia (Prime Minister) | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar |
| (17) | | | Ajit Kumar Panja (1936–2008) MP for Calcutta North East (MoS, I/C) | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | 1 year, 211 days | Indian National Congress | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 20 | | | Brigadier Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo AVSM (born 1941) MP for Dhenkanal (MoS, I/C) | 18 January 1993 | 15 September 1995 | 2 years, 240 days | Indian National Congress | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 21 | | | P. A. Sangma (1947–2016) MP for Tura | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 244 days | Indian National Congress | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 22 | | | Sushma Swaraj (1952–2019) MP for South Delhi | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 23 | | | C. M. Ibrahim (born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 334 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 23 | | | C. M. Ibrahim (born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 21 April 1997 | 1 May 1997 | 334 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 24 | | | S. Jaipal Reddy (1942–2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 1 May 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 322 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| (22) | | | Sushma Swaraj (1952–2019) MP for South Delhi | 19 March 1998 | 11 October 1998 | 206 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 25 | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 11 October 1998 | 5 December 1998 | 55 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 26 | | | Pramod Mahajan (1949–2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 5 December 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 312 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 27 | | | Arun Jaitley (1952–2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat (MoS, I/C) | 13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | 353 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| (22) | | | Sushma Swaraj (1952–2019) 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 | 2 years, 121 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 28 | | | Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar (MoS, I/C) | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| (24) | | | S. Jaipal Reddy (1942–2019) MP for Miryalguda | 23 May 2004 | 18 November 2005 | 1 year, 179 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 29 | | | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (1945–2017) MP for Raiganj | 18 November 2005 | 11 November 2008 | 2 years, 359 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 30 | | | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister) | 11 November 2008 | 22 May 2009 | 192 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 31 | | | Ambika Soni (born 1942) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 28 May 2009 | 27 October 2012 | 3 years, 152 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 32 | | | Manish Tewari (born 1965) MP for Ludhiana (MoS, I/C) | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 33 | | | Prakash Javadekar (born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh (MoS, I/C) | 27 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 99 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| (27) | | | Arun Jaitley (1952–2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 1 year, 239 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 34 | | | M. Venkaiah Naidu (born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 5 July 2016 | 18 July 2017 | 1 year, 13 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 35 | | | Smriti Irani (born 1976) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 18 July 2017 | 14 May 2018 | 300 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 36 | | | Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore AVSM (born 1970) MP for Jaipur Rural (MoS, I/C) | 14 May 2018 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| (33) | | | Prakash Javadekar (born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 37 | | | Anurag Singh Thakur (born 1974) MP for Hamirpur | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 38 | | | Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 275 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | Narendra Modi |

### Ministers of state

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | R. R. Diwakar (1894–1990) Member, Constituent Assembly | 7 October 1948 | 26 January 1950 | 1 year, 111 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2 | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 14 February 1971 | 18 March 1971 | 32 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | Sher Singh Kadyan (1917–2009) MP for Rohtak | 14 February 1971 | 18 March 1971 | 32 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 4 | | | Nandini Satpathy (1931–2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 18 March 1971 | 14 June 1972 | 1 year, 88 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| (2) | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 22 July 1972 | 8 November 1973 | 1 year, 109 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Jagbir Singh Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 14 August 1977 | 11 July 1978 | 331 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 5 | | | Jagbir Singh Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 26 January 1979 | 15 July 1979 | 170 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 6 | | | Ram Dulari Sinha (1922–1994) MP for Sheohar | 8 June 1980 | 19 October 1980 | 133 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | S. Krishna Kumar (born 1993) MP for Kollam | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 160 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Kamla Kant Tiwari MP for Buxar | 22 April 1989 | 2 December 1989 | 224 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | Subodh Kant Sahay (born 1951) MP for Ranchi | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar |
| 10 | | | P. M. Sayeed (1941–2005) MP for Lakshadweep | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 244 days | Indian National Congress | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 11 | | | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (born 1957) MP for Rampur | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 207 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 12 | | | Ramesh Bais (born 1947) MP for Raipur | 30 September 2000 | 29 January 2003 | 2 years, 121 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 13 | | | M. H. Ambareesh (1952–2018) MP for Mandya | 24 October 2006 | 15 February 2007 | 142 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 14 | | | Anand Sharma (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Himachal Pradesh | 18 October 2008 | 22 May 2009 | 216 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 15 | | | Choudhury Mohan Jatua (born 1935) MP for Mathurapur | 28 May 2009 | 22 September 2012 | 3 years, 117 days | All India Trinamool Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 16 | | | S. Jagathrakshakan (born 1950) MP for Arakkonam | 28 May 2009 | 28 October 2012 | 3 years, 153 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 17 | | | Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore AVSM (born 1970) MP for Jaipur Rural | 9 November 2014 | 14 May 2018 | 3 years, 186 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 18 | | | L. Murugan (born 1977) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 248 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |

### Deputy ministers

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | Sham Nath MP for Chandni Chowk | 8 May 1962 | 27 May 1964 | 2 years, 32 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1 | | | Sham Nath MP for Chandni Chowk | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 2 years, 32 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) |
| 2 | | | C. R. Pattabhiraman (1906–2001) MP for Kumbakonam | 15 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 2 | | | C. R. Pattabhiraman (1906–2001) MP for Kumbakonam | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 13 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) |
| 3 | | | Nandini Satpathy (1931–2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 29 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 3 years, 16 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | Nandini Satpathy (1931–2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 3 years, 16 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 4 | | | Dharam Bir Sinha (born 1932) MP for Barh | 2 May 1971 | 23 March 1977 | 5 years, 325 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Kumudben Joshi (1934–1922) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 19 January 1980 | 15 January 1982 | 1 year, 361 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | Mallikarjun Goud (1941–2002) MP for Mahabubnagar | 15 January 1982 | 7 February 1984 | 2 years, 23 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Arif Mohammad Khan (born 1951) MP for Bahraich | 15 January 1982 | 29 January 1983 | 1 year, 14 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949) MP for Washim | 8 February 1984 | 31 October 1984 | 266 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | S. Krishna Kumar (born 1993) MP for Kollam | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | 132 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 10 | | | Girija Vyas (born 1946) MP for Udaipur | 21 June 1991 | 17 March 1993 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| The position of Deputy Minister was abolished. ||||||||||