PIB

June 3, 2023

Press Information Bureau (PIB) marked its centennial anniversary.
It is the nodal agency for government of India to disseminate information to the print and electronic media on government policies, programmes etc.
It was originally set up as temporary cell (under then British government) in 1919.
The first head of the cell was Dr LF Rushbrook Williams of Allahabad University who was designated as officer on special duty.
In 1923, the bureau was made permanent as the Bureau of Public Information.
In 1941, J Natrajan became the first Indian to head the bureau as principal information officer.
It acquired its present name in 1946, and became a department of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting after 1947.
It is headed by: Principal Director General (Media & Communication) who is assisted by a Director General and eight Additional Director Generals.
Its activities can be broadly classified in three Categories:
- Information, Education & Communication;
- Feedback and Accreditation &
- Special Services.