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Government Publicity
The Government of India's publicity work is carried on chiefly through the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The Ministry is responsible for the following functions:

• Press Information Bu reau

• Publications Division

• Directorate of Advertising and Visuals Publicity

• Directorate of Field Publicity

• Research and Reference Division

• Films Division

• Photo Division

• Registrar of Film Censors

• Film Institute All India Radio

• Doordarshan

All the States of India have their own publicity departments. They issue journals, magazines, books, etc. for publicity purposes.

There is not only Press Information Bureau under the Information Officers or Press Attaches attached to India Embassies and consular establishments abroad and Public Relations Officers for Railway and other government agencies, but there are also Information Ministries in the States controlling information departments under the Directorate of Publicity.