Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs (West Bengal)
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The Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs of West Bengal, previously known as the Ministry of Information & Public Relations, is a Bengal government
ministry
. It is a nodal ministry mainly responsible for the information, culture, film and archeological heritage related activities of the State. The principal objectives of the department are to disseminate information about the activities & achievements of the State Govt. through different media through the well-knit network of offices in the districts & sub-divisions, to keep the Ministers & other senior Govt. functionaries aware of the public reaction reflected through the media & other sources, to promote & preserve our cultural heritage including the folk culture, to preserve our archeological heritage, and, to organize state ceremonies & to extend hospitality to the visiting Indian & Foreign dignitaries.
The current head of the ministry is Mamata Banerjee
who is also the Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Government of West Bengal
The Government of West Bengal also known as the State Government of West Bengal, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of West Bengal and its 19 districts...
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Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
. It is a nodal ministry mainly responsible for the information, culture, film and archeological heritage related activities of the State. The principal objectives of the department are to disseminate information about the activities & achievements of the State Govt. through different media through the well-knit network of offices in the districts & sub-divisions, to keep the Ministers & other senior Govt. functionaries aware of the public reaction reflected through the media & other sources, to promote & preserve our cultural heritage including the folk culture, to preserve our archeological heritage, and, to organize state ceremonies & to extend hospitality to the visiting Indian & Foreign dignitaries.
Ministerial Team
The ministerial team is headed by the Cabinet Minister for Information & Cultural Affairs, who may or may not be supported by Minister's of State. Civil servants are assigned to them to manage the ministers' office and ministry.The current head of the ministry is Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee is the 11th and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. Banerjee founded All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 and became chairperson, after separating from the Indian National Congress...
who is also the Chief Minister of West Bengal.