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Government Of Assam Information, Public Relations, Printing & Stationery Department

What We Do

  • 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.