Information & Public Relations Department Government of Kerala MEDIA HANDBOOK 2017 MEDIA HAND BOOK 2017 1 2 MEDIA HAND BOOK 2017 Information & Public Relations Department Government of Kerala MEDIA HANDBOOK 2017 MEDIA HAND BOOK 2017 3 MEDIA HANDBOOK 2017 Informa on & Public Rela ons Department Government of Kerala Chief Editor Dr.K.Ampady IIS Co-ordina ng Editor P. Vinod Deputy Chief Editor Ajitha Das Editor C.Manilal Editorial assistance Gautham Krishna .S. Karthika .V. Kiran Shankar Nithin Immanuel Ruban M.Paul Designer AnilRaj Circula on Offi cer K.Deepa Printed at Poorna Prin! ng & Publishing House, Thiruvananthapuram. Compiled and Edited by the Research and Reference Wing, Informa on and Public Rela ons Department, Government of Kerala. Printed and Published by the Director, I&PRD. February 20, 2017 For Private Circula on Only Number of Copies: 10,000 The content of this book is updated upto 20/02/2017 Disclaimer : Every eff ort has been made to ensure the accuracy of informa on provided in this Hand Book. However, it is possible that it may not be representa ve of the whole body of facts available and resources may contain errors or out-of-date informa on. Not to be used for any legal purpose as an authen" c data. No responsibility can be accepted by the I&PR Department for any ac on taken on the basis of this informa on. 4 MEDIA HAND BOOK 2017 PERSONAL MEMORANDA Name................................................................................... 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Other Particulars ................................................................. ............................................................................................ ............................................................................................ ............................................................................................ ............................................................................................ ............................................................................................ ............................................................................................ ........................................................................................... MEDIA HAND BOOK 2017 5 6 MEDIA HAND BOOK 2017 MESSAGE Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister, Kerala congratulate the Information and Public Relations De- partment for bringing out the latest edition of the media Ihandbook 2017. This handbook will defi nitely aid easy com- munication between the Government and the public. Over the years, the media handbook has become a good source of reference to get in touch with the media persons. This year the details of the handbook will be made accessible through PRDLIVE mobile app as well. This will ensure its availability to all, who download the app. I hope that the 2017 edition would also be as handy as ever and meet it’s objectives in a successful manner. I congratulate all behind the successful completion of this initiative. Pinarayi Vijayan MEDIA HAND BOOK 2017 7 MAP OF KERALA 8 MEDIA HAND BOOK 2017 MESSAGE Shri. Dr.K.Ampady IIS Director , I&PRD, Kerala he media handbook prepared by the Information and Public Relations Department has proved to be a good Treference book over the years. I hope the 2017 edition will also be useful to the public. This time, I & PRD has made arrangements to provide media handbook details through PRDLIVE mobile application as well. From around the world, people can access media handbook details through their mo- bile or tablet devices. I take this opportunity to congratulate all those who are behind this eff ort. Dr.K.Ampady MEDIA HAND BOOK 2017 9 CONTENTS Kerala Raj Bhavan ............................................................................12 Council of Ministers Chief Minister...................................................................................13 Minister for Welfare of SC/ST& BC, Law, Parliamentary Aff airs & Culture………………………………………………. 14 Minister for Revenue and Housing………………………………….............15 Minister for LSGD, Welfare of Minorities……………………..........……..15 Minister for Co-operation, Tourism, Devaswoms……………….........…16 Minister for Electricity……………………………………..…..............……..17 Minister for Water Resources………………………………..............………17 Minister for Fisheries and Harbour Engineering……………..........…….18 Minister for Industries, Commerce , Sports and Youth Aff airs….........19 Minister for Forests, Animal husbandry and Zoos……………..............20 Minister for Ports, Museum, Archaeology and Archives…………………………………………………………................…20 Minister for Labour and Excise………………………………............……….21 Minister for Education………………………………………….............………22 Minister for Transport…………………………………………….............…….23 Minister for Health and Social Justice………………………...........……….23 Minister for Public Works and Registration…………………........……....24 Minister for Agriculture……………………………………………............…..25 Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Aff airs & Legal Metrology………………………............……….26 Minister for Finance and Coir…………………………………................…..26 NiyamasabhaSpeaker…………………………………………….............…....27 Leader of Opposition……………………………………...............…............28 Deputy Speaker…………………………………………….............…............28 Legislature Secretariat …………………………………….............…...........29 Members of Legislative Assembly…………………….............….............29 Members of Parliament-Rajya Sabha…………………….............…...........45 Members of Parliament-Lok Sabha…………………….............…...........46 Information and Public Relations Department…….............…...........50 Public Relations Offi cers .................................................................59 MEDIA IN KERALA Thiruvananthapuram……………………………………….............…............64 Kollam………………….....................…………………….............…............86 Pathanamthitta……………………………………….............….....................91 Alappuzha……………………………………….............…..........................96 Kottayam……………………………………….............…...........................102 Idukki……………………………………….............….................................111 Ernakulam……………………………………….............…..........................114 Thrissur……………………………………….............…..............................136 Palakkad……………………………………….............…...........................142 10 MEDIA HAND BOOK 2017 Malappuram……………………………………….............….......................148 Kozhikode……………………………………….............….........................157 Wayanad……………………………………….............…...........................174 Kannur……………………………………….............…..............................177 Kasaragod……………………………………….............…..........................187 Kerala Media Academy……………………………………….............…........192 State Accreditation Committee ……………………………………...........193 Governing Body Members of the Kerala Journalists’ Welfare Pension Scheme………………………………………...................193 Non Journalists’ Welfare Pension Scheme …………………………….....194 Press Clubs……………………………………….............….................. ....194 KUWJ……………………………………….............…................................195 MEDIA IN OTHER STATES Delhi……………………………………….............…..................................198 Bengaluru……………………………………….............…..........................212 Chennai……………………………………….............….............................213 Kolkata……………………………………….............…..............................215 Mumbai……………………………………….............…..............................216 Advertisement Sections of Major Media…………….........................217 FM Radios……………………………………….............…..........................220 Major Government Periodicals…………………………………….............221 Government Secretariat………………………………………......................223 Other Important Telephone Numbers.....……………......................232 Kerala Government Offi ces in New Delhi……………………………………233 Heads of Departments ..………………................................... .........234