Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Source Passport
IN-R-00002-8
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- Legal name
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- Country
- India
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Head
- Ashwini Vaishnaw (Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting; per Annual Report 2024-25)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
0 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded not disclosed
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Public body
- Owners or executives hold or held political office
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- MIB
- Ministry of I&B
- Registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Government of India (Union ministry) Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to Pending check
- Government of India (Union Council of Ministers)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- How it is funded
- Not disclosed
- Budget and funding bodies
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link X x.com/MIB_India YouTube youtube.com/@inbministry Facebook facebook.com/inbministry Instagram instagram.com/mib_india/
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Agencies and funds under it Pending check
- Press Information Bureau
- Central Bureau of Communication
- Press Registrar General of India
- Directorate of Publication Division
- New Media Wing
- Electronic Media Monitoring Centre
- Central Board of Film Certification
- Press Council of India
- Prasar Bharati
- Indian Institute of Mass Communication
- Film and Television Institute of India
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
- Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited
- National Films Development Corporation
- Public-office or party roles of board members Pending check
- On file; available on request. Request the full record
2 sources
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, About the Ministry, read 2026-10-20 (functions; media units PIB, CBC, PRGI, DPD, NMW, EMMC, CBFC; autonomous organisations Press Council of India and Prasar Bharati; institutes IIMC, FTII, SRFTI; PSUs BECIL, NFDC; administers the Press Council Act; social accounts)
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Annual Report 2024-25 (uploaded Jan 2026), read 2026-10-20 (Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, also Minister for Railways and Electronics & IT; Minister of State Dr. L. Murugan (I&B and Parliamentary Affairs); Secretary Sanjay Jaju; Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai (Retd.))
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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