District
Information Office
Tele Fax
0468 - 2222657
E-mail
diopta @ sancharnet.in
Department of Information and Public Relations has its district
offices in all the 14 districts in the State. Pathanamthitta
district Information Office is situated at the Pathanamthitta
Civil Station in Kozhencherry - Pathanamthitta road.
The office comes under the jurisdiction of the Regional Deputy
Director of I & P.R Department, Kottayam.
The District Information Office looks after the Public Relations
requirement of the district administration and local self
governments. The press releases of the various district
offices and LSGs are being released through this office.
Public can gather information regarding various governmental
matters from this office. Copies of important government
announcements and notifications are available in the office
for reference.
Besides providing media relations assistance to the district
administration, the office scruitineses media reports which
are to be brought into the attention of concerned authorities.
The welfare schemes for journalists are also handled in the
office. The district information office has facilities to
exhibit film shows at free of cost for making awareness on
various social issues. Exhibitions, seminars and other cultural
activities are also being done through this office.
ACTIVITIES
OF DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICES
| 1. |
Attend
meetings convened and functions arranged by District Collector
and other Government authorities and releases hand-outs
to the media. |
| 2. |
Co-ordinate media and facilities coverage of programmes
conducted by government departments. |
| 3. |
Provide photo coverage on significant district/state level
government programmes. |
| 4. |
Organise
cultural activities, seminars, cinema shows, exhibitions
at different parts of the district. |
| 5. |
Maintains
Press Release Register and photo register to record the
coverage of photos and news stories released by this office
in 13 newspapers everyday |
| 6. |
Issue
special press-releases on certain occasions |
| 7. |
Prepares
Work – Diary incorporating the activities of a month and
send to the Head Office. |
| 8. |
Attend
queries of the public regarding various government activities
and welfare schemes. |
| 9. |
Operates
Career News Corner at the centre, which provides for reference
almost all publications related to career options in India
& abroad. |
| 10. |
Provides PSC lists and results of various entrance examinations
for reference to the public. |
| 11. |
Sends
press cuttings of adverse reports relating to government
activities to the concerned ministers & HODS. |
| 12. |
Arrange
Media Conference, for ministers, District Collector and
District Panchayat President and other top authorities. |
| 13. |
Attend
sittings of Commissions and Legislative Committees, to
give wide publicity. |
| 14. |
Prepare Public Responses Report every month and send to
the Head of Department. |
| 15. |
Dealing
with the files of journalists in respect of Press Accreditation,
Journalist pension Schemes and distribution of different
kind of pensions to the journalists. |
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