| पत्र सूचना कार्यालय | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | June 1919 |
| Headquarters | National Media Centre, New Delhi |
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| Website | pib |
The Press Information Bureau, commonly abbreviated as PIB,[1] is a nodal agency of the Government of India under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Based in National Media Centre, New Delhi,[2] Press Information Bureau disseminates information to print, electronic and web media on government plans, policies, programme initiatives and achievements. It is available in 14 Indian official languages, which are Dogri, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Marathi, Meitei (Manipuri), Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Konkani and Urdu, in addition to Hindi and English, out of the 22 official languages of the Indian Republic.[a][3][4]
The head of PIB is also the Official Spokesperson of the Government of India and holds the rank of Principal Director General (Special Secretary equivalent). The post is currently headed by Rajesh Malhotra.[5]
- ^ "PIB Home Page". PIB official Portal. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ "Sonia, PM to launch Rs 60 cr media centre". The Hindustan Times. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "PIB press releases in Manipuri : 25th nov15 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "PIB website has news in regional languages now". KanglaOnline. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Satyendra Prakash named new PIB DG". PIB. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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