About Us

Welcome to the Official Portal of Information & Public Relations Department of Jharkhand Government. Jharkhand became the 28th state of the Union of India on 15th November 2000. The Department was established in 2000 after formation of Jharkhand State as Information & Public Relations Department, Jharkhand.

The Information and Public Relations Department functions as a channel between the Government and the people of Jharkhand for flow of information.

Being entrusted with the job of informing and creating an active interface with the people, the Department of Information and Public Relations has been publicizing the various plans and programmes,

the welfare measures and the development activities undertaken by the Government for the welfare of the people.

It is the role of the Department, be it in the Directorate or the Districts, to be a channel of communication between the government and the people, or between different Departments. It is also the duty of the Department to highlight the government's activities, thereby projecting a positive image of the government.

Since its inception the Department has been responsible for publicizing the various policies and programmes, welfare measures, developmental activities and initiatives taken by the Government for the welfare of the people. These are disseminated through the different media units in the state, both print and electronic.