Information & Public Relations Department (I & PRD) is the nodal agency of the Government of Kerala for disseminating information on various activities of the Government to the people through the media and providing feedback to the Government on important matters reflected in the media. I & PRD is also charged with activities connected with cultural affairs.

The State Department of Public Relations, is headed by a Director of Public Relations, the authoritative and official publicity agency of Government of Kerala has been contributing its might vigilantly to give adequate publicity to the various development and welfare activities implemented by the Government through the mass communication media viz. Printing, electronics and traditional modes. With the limited resources it continued to play an effective role in helping the people to have access to free flow of information. Most of the cultural programmes and official language activities are organized and administered by this department.

Organisational Structure

The Director of Pubic Relations is assisted by an Additional Director, three Deputy Directors at the Headquarters and six Regional Deputy Directors viz. Kollam, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Kottayam, Thrissur and Kannur. The District Information Officer is in charge of a District Information Office attached to each collectorate. There are 14 District Information Offices and one Kerala Information Centre at New Delhi.

Name and Address of important authorities

Name Designation Office PABX prefix 251 Residence
Shri. P. Venugopal IAS DIRECTOR 2327782 8443 9446373522

Shri P.Abdul Rasheed Additional Director 2325689 8337 4942427951

Shri . A.Firoz DD I 2327396 8442 0471-2750260

Shri. P.S.Suresh DD II 2331793 8647 0471-2222277

Shri. P. Ravivarma DD III 2327396 8447

Shri.P.K.Lal DD-Kollam 0474-2327471 - 0474-2797511

Vacant DD-Kottayam -

Shri.M. Josephath DD-Ernakulam 0484-2422379 - 0471-2552580

Shri. Sasi kumaran nair DD-Thrissur 0487-2360644 - 09447011599

Shri. K.C.Salim DD-Kannur 0497-2760725 - 0490-2324430

Shri. Jacob Samson DD-Kozhikode 0494-2427951 - -

Shri.Ramesh Kumar DD-New Delhi 011-23343424 - 011-30411680

SECRETARIAL OFFICERS
Smt. D.Saralakumari Joint Secretary - 2518251 0471-2304317
Smt.J.S.Valsala Accounts Officer - 2518457 0471-2334796

List and Addresses of area wise DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICERS

Shri.T. A. Shine Thiruvananthapuram 0471-2473267 2289723
Shri. S. Nazar Kollam 0474-2794911 2702792
Shri.Shakthi kumar Pathanamthitta 0468-2222657 9446073776
Shri.Alikkunju Idukki 0486-2233236 9495276132
Shri.N. Sunilkumar Alappuzha 0477-2251349 9387947978
Shri.P. Vinod Ernakulam 0484-2354208 ---
Shri.M.G. Prakash Kottayam 0481-2562558 0481-2530527
Shri.V.K. Sharafudeen Thrissur 0487-2360644 0487-2263249
Shri. T C Joseph Palakkad 0491-2533329 -----
Shri.Kunjabdulla Malappuram 0483-2734387 94477018337
Shri.C. Unnikrishnan Wayanad 0493-36202529 ------
Shri.T. Velayudhan Kozhikode 0495-2370225 0495-2620785
Shri.P P Chandran Kannur 0497-2700231 0490-2320439
Shri.AbdulRahman Kodathungal Kasargod 0499-2430145 9895659008
Shri.Sajeev New Delhi 011-23343424 09868587380