Information, Public Relations, Printing & Stationery Department is the Administrative Head for the Directorate of Information and Public Relations and Directorate of Printing and Stationery.
The schemes/programmes approved by the Department as per Govt. policy are executed by the respective Directorates.
Main functions, Roles and Responsibilities of the Department are:
* To prepare and place the Annual Budget plan under different Head of Account in the Budget Session of Assembly as per Govt. Policies/Rules.
* Statutory Administrative approvals/Financial sanctions etc. for the schemes executed by the Directorates.
* Dealing with all Establishment matters including appointment and transfer, leave, promotion and Departmental Proceedings in respect of all Gazetted officers under both the Directorates.
* Formulation of Policy for Govt. Advertisement and Advertisement rates.
* Approval for inclusion of eligible Newspapers/Periodicals in Govt. approved panel of newspapers/periodicals considered for publication of Government Advertisements.
* Approval for Issue of accreditation cards to the journalists as per Assam Press Correspondents (Accreditation and Recognition) Rules 1989.
* Implementation of various welfare schemes for Media persons and their family.
* Registration of Private Printing presses.
* To supply office stationery articles and papers & different kinds of schedule & non-schedule forms to all state Govt. offices of the entire state through Directorate of Printing and Stationery.
* To ensure timely printing & publishing of notifications in the Assam Gazette through Directorate of Printing and Stationery.
* To ensure printing works of confidential matters like Ballot papers, Budget related documents, Assembly questions etc. through Directorate of Printing & Stationery.