MEDIA hAnDbook 2018 Information & Public Relations Department Government of Kerala PERSONAL MEMORANDA Name................................................................................... Address Office Residence .......................... ............................... .......................... ............................... .......................... ............................... .......................... ............................... .......................... ............................... MEDIA HANDBOOK 2018 .......................... ............................... Information & Public Relations Department .......................... ............................... Government of Kerala Telephone No. Office ............................................... Chief Editor T V Subhash IAS Mobile ............................................... Co-ordinating Editor P Vinod Fax ............................................... Deputy Chief Editor K P Saritha E-mail ............................................... Editor Manoj K. Puthiyavila Residence ............................................. Editorial assistance Priyanka K K Nithin Immanuel Vehicle No .......................................................................... Gautham Krishna S Driving Licence No .............................................................. Ananthan R M Expires on . .......................................................................... Designer Ratheesh Kumar R Accreditation Card No ........................ Date....................... Circulation Officer K Deepa Printed at St. Joseph’s Press, General Provident Fund No ............................................... Thiruvananthapuram Insurance Policy No ........................................................... Due Date ............................................................................. Compiled and Edited by the Research and Reference Wing, Information and Permanent Account No. ..................................................... Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala. Passport No ........................................................................ Printed and Published by the Director, I&PRD. Bank A/c. No. ....................................................................... February 12, 2018 For Private Circulation Only Blood Group ........................................................................ Number of Copies: 8,000 Other Particulars ................................................................. ............................................................................................ The content of this book is updated upto 20/02/2017 ............................................................................................ Disclaimer : Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information provided in ............................................................................................ this Hand Book. However, it is possible that it may not be representative of the whole body of facts available and resources may contain errors or out-of-date information. ............................................................................................ Not to be used for any legal purpose as an authentic data. No responsibility can be accepted ............................................................................................ by the I&PR Department for any action taken on the basis of this information. ............................................................................................ ........................................................................................... MESSAGE Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister, Kerala Democratic Governments by and large provide various facilities for the media with a view to enhance smooth communication between the public and the diverse Government bodies. The Media Handbook helps the media personnel to contact the right person in the Government to access the right information to avoid erroneous, partially correct or biased news which affects not only the Government but also the reputation and integrity of the media organizations. The handbook will indeed be useful to the government officials also. This government has recently launched a mobile application of the Media Handbook to facilitate easy access to the information in this book. The vigilant citizen journalists inherent in almost all Keralites will also be benefited from this. I congratulate all behind this 2018 edition of the Media Handbook. Pinarayi Vijayan 5 MESSAGE T V Subhash IAS Director, I&PRD, Kerala I&PRD has been bringing out Media Handbooks since 2007. We successfully launched a mobile application for the handbook in November 2017 which is widely appreciated for its convenient features, viz. search option, direct dialling and mailing facilities. Anyone can download the 'PRD Media Handbook' App from 'Play Store' of Android phones and 'App Store' of iPhones) and install in their smart phones. Our plan is to bring the number of printed copies gradually down to the minimum as part of our environmental concern. We request you all to kindly communicate to us any change in the content that comes to your notice or knowledge using the feedback option in the App, to keep it up to date. I proudly present this latest edition of Media Handbook to you. T V Subhash 7 Malappuram……………………………………….............….......................139 CONTENTS Kozhikode……………………………………….............….........................145 Wayanad……………………………………….............…...........................158 Kerala Raj Bhavan............................................................................10 Kannur……………………………………….............…..............................160 Council of Ministers Kasaragod……………………………………….............…..........................167 Chief Minister...................................................................................11 Kerala Media Academy……………………………………….............…........172 Minister for Welfare of SC/ST& BC, Law, State Accreditation Committee ……………………………………...........173 Parliamentary Affairs & Culture………………………………………………. 12 Governing Body Members of the Kerala Journalists’ Minister for Revenue and Housing………………………………….............13 Welfare Pension Scheme………………………………………...................173 Minister for LSGD, Welfare of Minorities……………………..........……..14 Non Journalists’ Welfare Pension Scheme …………………………….....174 Minister for Co-operation, Tourism, Devaswoms……………….........…15 Press Clubs……………………………………….............…........................174 Minister for Electricity……………………………………..…..............……..15 KUWJ……………………………………….............…................................175 Minister for Water Resources………………………………..............………16 Minister for Fisheries and Harbour Engineering……………..........…….17 MEDIA IN OTHER STATES Minister for Industries, Commerce , Sports and Youth Affairs….........18 Delhi……………………………………….............…..................................177 Minister for Forests, Animal husbandry and Zoos……………..............18 Bengaluru……………………………………….............…..........................187 Minister for Ports, Museum, Archaeology Chennai……………………………………….............….............................188 and Archives…………………………………………………………................…19 Kolkata……………………………………….............…..............................189 Minister for Labour and Excise………………………………............……….20 Mumbai……………………………………….............…..............................190 Minister for Education………………………………………….............………21 Advertisement Sections of Major Media…………….........................191 Minister for Transport…………………………………………….............…….21 FM Radios……………………………………….............…..........................195 Minister for Health and Social Justice………………………...........……….22 Major Government Periodicals…………………………………….............195 Minister for Public Works and Registration…………………........……....23 Government Secretariat………………………………………......................197 Minister for Agriculture……………………………………………............…..24 Other Important Telephone Numbers.....……………......................206 Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, Kerala Government Offices in New Delhi……………………………………207 Consumer Affairs & Legal Metrology………………………............……….24 Heads of Departments ..………………................................... ...........208 Minister for Finance and Coir…………………………………................…..25 Police Department.....……………......................................................219 NiyamasabhaSpeaker…………………………………………….............…....26 District Offices.............………………................................................221 Leader of Opposition……………………………………...............…............27 Govt Medical Colleges ………………................................................224 Deputy Speaker…………………………………………….............…............27 Important Central Government Offices.............………………............224 Legislature Secretariat …………………………………….............…...........28 Muncipal Corporations .…………….................................................. 233 Members of Legislative Assembly…………………….............….............28 District Panchayats......…………......................................................234 Members of Parliament-Rajya Sabha…………………….............…...........42 Devaswom Boards......……………….................................................235 Members of Parliament-Lok Sabha…………………….............…...........43 Foreign Consulates.......…………......................................................236 Information and Public Relations Department…….............…...........47