Kerala Information Public Relations Department No. 0471-232 7782

All India Number(s): 
  • 0471-232 7782 (For Contact Support)
  • 0471-251 8443 (For General Queries)

Important Link

Directorate Contact Details

Officers Contacts

SrNo. Name Position Office Telephone/ E-mail  Mobile/ E-mail (Personal)
1 Mr. T. V. Subhash I. A. S.  Director Tel: 0471-2327782, 2518443 Fax: 0471-2327782 E-mail: prddirector [at] gmail [dot] com, dir [dot] prd [at] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in  
2 Mr. V. Salin Additional Director, General & Administration 0471-2325689, 0471-2518337 9447246153
3 Mr. K. G. Santosh  Additional Director Electronic Media Division CMO Portal Charge Officer 0471- 2517231  9446515545
4 Mr. K. Abdul Rasheed Additional Director, Programs & Culture  Tagore Theater Thiruvananthapuram 0471-2315426 9446662148

Deputy Directors

Sr No. Name Position Office Telephone   Mobile
1 Smt. V. P. Ashwati DD, Field Publicity & Cultural Affairs 0471-2518447/0471-2327471 9446212220
2 Mr. K. S. Shailendran DD, Visual Communication 0471- 2518908 9495042885
3 Mrs. K. P. Sarita DD, Publications 0471- 2518647 /0471- 2331793 9446176039
4 Mr. S. R. Proveen DD, Advertising and Marketing 0471- 2518442, 0471-2327396 9447587225  
5 Mr. K. Suresh Kumar  DD, Web and Media Relations 0471- 2517084/ 0471-2337633 9961427111
6 Mr. Sunil Hasan DD, Pension 0471- 2517366 9995448947

Secretariat officers in the Directorate 

Sr No.  Name Position Office Telephone / E-mail 
1 Mr. V. Shyam Deputy Secretary 0471-2518251  Email:  ds3 [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
2 Smt. Selena A. Accounts Officer 0471-2518457

Information Officers in the Directorate

Sr No. Name Position Office Telephone Mobile Email
1 Mr. Rajesh C. Editor, English Editorial 0471-2518648  9539911392 keralacalling [at] gmail [dot] com , rajeshprd2012 [at] gmail [dot] com
2 Mr. S. Jayakumar Information Officer, Field Publicity & Exhibition 0471-2327867  ,0471-2518678 9496003239  9447971832  
3 Mr. Abhilash Y. L.  Information Officer, Planning and Development  0471-2518868  9446700467 ioplgdevt [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in 
4 Mr. K. Pratish D. bell  Information Officer, Press Release 0471-2327628  ,0471-2518637  Fax:0471-2323420  9447313001 io [dot] pr [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in , iopressrelease [at] gmail [dot] com
5 Mr. B. Binu  Scrutiny Officer 0471-2518844 , 0471-2518780  9496003238  9495096619 scr [dot] prd [at] gmail [dot] com 
6 Mrs. Marilyn J. N. Information Officer, Circulation & Distribution 0471-2517036,  9496003231,  9495012047 io [dot] cir [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
7 Smt. K. B. Sri Kala  Information Officer, Advertising- Print 0471-2518144 , 9496003240 9496478849  
8 Mr. K. K. Jayakumar  Co-ordinating News Editor  0471-2518542, 0471- 2327696  ,9496003237  9447667716  
9 Mr. Abhilash A. C.  Information Officer, Advertising & Marketing 0471-2518092 , 9496002755 9496664999  
10 Mr. S. S. Arun   Information Officer, Audio Video Documentation 0471-2518866 , 9496003232 8129408341  
11 Mr. T. Satikumar  Program Producer 0471-2518867 ,9496003233 9544917693 prdprogrammeproducer [at] gmail [dot] com
12 Mr. Santosh Kumar S. Information Officer, Research & Reference 0471-2327206/ 0471-2518471 ,9496003235 Fax : 2327206 9895360126 io [dot] rr [dot] prd [at] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in 
13 Mr. N. B. Biju Cultural Development Officer, Tagore Theatre 0471-2315426, 9496003242  9446311427  
14 Mr. K.S. Indus Shekhar Editor, Malayalam Editorial 0471-2518171  8281523246 prdmalayalam [at] gmail [dot] com
15 Mr. Ashish C. R. Information Officer, Web and New Media Division 0471- 2517261,   webprd [at] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in , aashishvellanad [at] gmail [dot] com

Assistant Editors

Sr No. Name Position Office Telephone Mobile/ E-mail (Personal)
1 Vacant  Assistant Editor, Malayalam Editorial 0471- 2518171 ,9496003244  
2 Vacant  Assistant Editor, Malayalam Editorial 0471- 2518171  
3 Smt. A. Anjita  Assistant Editor, English Editorial 0471- 2518648 anchithaanilkumar23 [at] gmail [dot] com , 9895814147
4 Vacant Assistant Scrutiny Officer 0471- 2518844  
5 Vacant Research Officer, Research & Reference 0471- 2518471    
6 Mr. A. C. Gipson  Assistant Editor, Press Release 0471-2327628,  0471-2518637 9496440225 
7 Vacant  Assistant Editor, Press Release  0471-2327628 , 0471-2518637  
8 Vacant  Assistant Cultural Development Officer, Tagore Theatre 0471-2315426  

Assistant Information Officers

Sr No. Name Office Telephone / E-mail  Mobile Mobile 
1 Mr. Vivek S.  Assistant Information Officer, Advertising & Marketing 0471-2518144 8848164593
2 Mr. Amit M. S.  Assistant Information Officer, Press Release  Directorate 0471-2327628 / 0471-2518637 9895934363
3 Mr. Amiya M.   Assistant Information Officer, Press Release  Directorate 0471-2327628 / 0471-2518637 7025688333
4 Smt. Aarti K. R.  Assistant Information Officer, English Editorial 0471-2518648 9847865409
5 Jeevan Kumar S.  Assistant Program Producer, Visual Communication Wing 0471-2518781  
Translator 
7 Vacant  Translator, Malayalam Editorial 0471-2518171  
8 Vacant  Translator, Advertisement - Print  0471-2518144  

Department of Photography 

Sr No. Name Position Office Telephone Mobile/ E-mail (Personal)
1 Mr. V. Vinod Chief Photographer 0471-2518072, 9496003252 9446556836 / vinodprd [at] gmail [dot] com
2 Mr. R. Prashant Photographer 0471-2518072 ,9496003253 9847720319
3 Mr. K. K. Santosh Kumar Photo artist 0471 -2518072 9961776622
4 Mr. Anil Kumar V. M.  Photo printer 0471 -2518072 9446700495
Designer 
5 Mr. V.S. Prakash Publication Division    9846475618 /chakravarthiprakash [at] gmail [dot] com

Section Officers

Sr No. Sect  Name Office Telephone E-mail 
1 Office Section  Mr. Riju A. Superintendent 0471-2518093 os [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
2 Section A Smt. Ashwathi Poonkavanam Section Officer 0471-2518586 so [dot] a [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
3 Section B Mr. Preeti C. Section Officer 0471-2518330 so [dot] b [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
4 C section  Mr. Vipin Kumar S. Section Officer 0471-2518013  
5 Section D  Mr. Nizam A. M.  Section Officer 0471-2518673  
6 Section E  Mr. Surendran C. Section Officer 0471-2518078  
7 Section F Smt. Sasikumari S. Section Officer 0471-2518634  
8 Section G  Mr. Vivek G.  Section Officer 0471-2518174  
9 Section H    0471-2517351  

Regional Deputy Directors District Information Officers 

K. M. Ayyappan
Kollam Region Deputy Director
CMO Portal Charge Officer
E-mail: akshethrapal [at] gmail [dot] com
0474-2793168
9496434224

District Information Officers Locationwise

Sr No. Name/Designation Contact No. Email Address
Thiruvananthapuram
1 Mr. G. Binzilal
District Information Officer
0471-2731300, 9447607360,
9496003215, 0471-2334740
dio-tvm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
dioprdtvm [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office Civil Station
Kudappanakunn P.O. Thiruvananthapuram
2 Divya T. S. Assistant Editor 6282311549
3 Mr. Surraj Kumar S. Assistant Information Officer 9497137718
Kollam
4 Mr. P. R. Sabu 
District Information Officer
0474-2794911
, 9496003214
,9847020388
dio-klm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
prdkollam [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Civil Station,
2nd Floor,
Kollam
5 Mr. Hemant Kumar L.
Assistant Editor
9947251129 kollamhemant [at] gmail [dot] com
Kottayam
6 Mr. KR Pramod Kumar
Regional Deputy Director, Kottayam
CMO Portal Charge Officer
0481-2561030
8547632125
 
7 Mr. Arun Kumar
District Information Officer
0481-2562558
, 9496003209, 9495119702
 prdktym [at] gmail [dot] com District Information Office,
Civil Station,
Kottayam
8 Mr. Shibu E. V. 
Assistant Information Officer
9847998894  
Pathanamthitta 
9 Mr. Srikanth M. Girinath
District Information Officer
0468-2222657
9633306218
 dio-pta [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
diopta1 [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Civil Station,
2nd Floor,
Pathanamthitta 
Idukki 
10 Mr. G. S. Vinod 
District Information Officer
04862-233036
, 9496003211, 9526843053
dio-idk [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
dio [dot] idk [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Civil Station
Idukki
11 Mr. Yasir T. A. 
Assistant Information Officer
9846333137  
Alappuzha
12 Mr. K. S. Sumesh 
District Information Officer
0477-2251349
,9496003212,9447517365
dio-alp [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
prdalppy [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Civil Station
Alappuzha
Ernakulam
13 Mr. T. C. Chandrahasan 
Regional Deputy Director, Ernakulam
CMO Portal Charge Officer
0484-2422379  
14 Mr. Nijas Jewel A.
District Information Officer
0484-2354208
,9496003208, 9447048307
 dio-ekm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
dio [dot] ekm [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Park Avenue Road,
Kochi
15 Mr. John C. T. 
Assistant Editor
9746534456  
16 Mr. Sunil Kumar M. N. 
Assistant Information Officer
9846856982  
Thrissur
17 Mr. V. R. Santosh
Regional Deputy Director
0487-2360848  
18 Mr. N. Satish Kumar 
District Information Officer
0487-2360644
,9496003207,9447973128
dio-tcr [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
diothrissur [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Civil Station
Thrissur
19 Smt. Dear K. Unnikrishnan
District Information Officer
0491-2505329
, 9496003206,6282439730
dio-pgt [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
prd [dot] pkd [at] gmail [dot] com / priyaunnikrishnan [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Civil Station
Palakkad
Malappuram
20 Mr. Rashid Babu P.
District Information Officer
Tel: 0483-2734387
, 9496003205,
9895586567
dio-mpm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
diomlpm [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Civil Station
Malappuram
Kozhikode
21 Mr. K. T. Sekharan 
Regional Deputy Director
0495-2371096  
22

Mr. Abdul Karim C. P.
District Information Officer

0495-2370225 ,  8547123439 dio [dot] prd [at] gmail [dot] com / cpkareem2000 [at] gmail [dot] com District Information Office,
Civil Station
Kozhikode
Wayanad
23 Mr. Muhammad K.
District Information Officer
0493-6202529
,
9496003246 , 9447423677
dio-wyd [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
diowayanad [at] gmail [dot] com , muhammadugr [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Civil Station
Wayanad
24 Mr. K. C. Haridas
Assistant Information Officer
9447349228  
Kannur
25 Mr. B. T. Anil Kumar 
Regional Deputy Director, Kannur
0497-2760725  
26 Mr. E. K. Padmanabhan
District Information Officer
0497-2700231
,9496003202 , 9447358268
dio-knr [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
kannurdio [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Civil Station
Kannur
27 Mr. Vineesh P. P. 
Assistant Editor
9496425699  
28 Mr. R. Biju
Assistant Information Officer
9447720805, 8281846805  bijurprd [at] gmail [dot] com
Kasaragod
29 Mr. Madhusudanan M.
District Information Officer
04994-255145
, 9496003201, 8547860180
dio-kgd [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in/
dioksgd [at] gmail [dot] com
District Information Office,
Civil Station
Kasaragod
New Delhi
30   011-23343424   Kerala Information Office- New Delhi
Kerala House 3
Jantar Mantar Road,
New Delhi - 110 001
31 Smt. Sini K. Thomas
Information Officer

011- 23360349 , 8547809599

iokhnd [at] gmail [dot] com /
hellosinikthomas [at] gmail [dot] com

Officers On Deputation/ Cadre/ Other Duty

SNo. Name and post Official Telephone  Residence/ Personal no Email Address
Deputy Directors
1 Smt. K. Deepa  Chief Officer (Grama Bhoomi Chief Editor) 0471- 2317262 9582836228   ribkerala [at] gmail [dot] com Rural Information Bureau 7th Floor Swaraj Bhawan Nanthankode Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695003
2 Shri V.P. Pramod Kumar Deputy Director & Public Relations Officer 0471-2318188, 9497998995 9446408354 pramodprd [at] gmail [dot] com / info [dot] pol [at] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in   State Police Media Center Police Headquarters Vashuthakkad  Thiruvananthapuram - 695010
3 Mr. Mr. Nafi M. Public Relations Officer    9495521173   2nd Floor
Trida Rehabilitation Building 
Medical College Post 
Thiruvananthapuram
4 Dr. C. Venugopal  Public Relations Office 0471- 2321233/0471-2338288 * 219 8130430317 electionker [at] gmail [dot] com State Election Commission-Kerala Corporation Office Building  LMS Junction, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 033
5 Mr. Shyam Kumar P. Public Relations Officer 0471-2326603 8281000127/9495243434 pro [dot] cpcr [at] gmail [dot] com Kerala State Child Rights Commission  Sri Ganesh TC- 14/2036 Vanrose Junction Bakery Junction Near University P.O. Thiruvananthapuram- 695 034
6 Mr. N. P. Santhosh Public Relations Officer    9447302431   P. R. Wingland Revenue Department,  
7 Dr. H. Krishnakumar  Public Relations Officer  Tel: 0471- 2770537 Fax: 0471-2326263 9447890686 norka [dot] pro [at] gmail [dot] com / anchalkrisku [at] gmail [dot] com Norca Roots  Norca Center Thaikkad Thiruvananthapuram - 695 014
8 Mr. C. Ajoy  Secretary, Phone: 0471-2754422,0471-2755322   office [at] chalachitraacademy [dot] org Chachila Akademi Center for International Film Research & Archives (CIFRA) (Sathyan Memorial), Kinfra Film & Video Park, Chantavila, Kazhakootam, Sainik School (PO), Thiruvananthapuram - 695585
9 Mr. Anil Bhaskar Secretary Tel: 0484-2422275, Tele: 0484-2422068   mail [at] pressacademy [dot] org       Media Academy  Kakkanad, Cochin – 682030
Information Officers
10 Mr. Manilal C. Public Relations Officer Tel: 0471-2302590, 0471-2300509, 0471-2307589, 0471-2309878 9496003213   keralawomenscommission [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] in Kerala Commission for Women PMG Near Lourdes Church , Pattam PO Thiruvananthapuram- 4
11 Mrs. S. Benamol  Labor Publicity Officer 0471-2783908 ,8547655229 9745507225 labourpublicity [at] gmail [dot] com / amanrosh2004 [at] gmail [dot] com Labor Commissionerate Thiruvananthapuram
12 Dr. Rama V.  Public Relations Officer   9497850349     Forest Information Bureau Forest Directorate, Vashuthakkad
13 Mr. Dilip Kumar C. F. Publicity Officer 0471- 2305193 9846063499   Lottery Directorate Vikas Bhavan Thiruvananthapuram
14 Smt. Kala K. 0484-2206775, 0484-2206776, 0484-2206777, 0484-2206778    info [at] supplycomail [dot] com PRO Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation, Maveli Bhavan Gandhi Nagar Kochi- 682020
15 Mr. P. K. Velayudhan  Assistant Secretary Tel: 0484-2422275 Tele Fax 0484-2422068 9895199760 mail [at] pressacademy [dot] org Kerala Media Academy  Kakkanad Cochin 682030
16 Mr. Justin Joseph   9744142531 justinpathalil [at] gmail [dot] com PRO  M.G. University

SPIO/APIO/Appellate Authority Contacts

SNo. Name/Designation Service Name Contact
State Public Information Officer 
1 Mr. K. M. Ayyappan
Deputy Director (Advertising and Marketing)
Advertising and Marketing - Print 
0471- 2518442, 0471-2327396
2 Mr. K. M. Ayyappan
Deputy Director (Advertising and Marketing)
Advertising and Marketing - Electronics Media 0471- 2518442, 0471-2327396
3 Mr. K.S. Shailendran
Deputy Director (Field Publicity & Cultural Affairs)
Field Publicity & Culture 0471-2518447 / 0471-2327471 
4 SR Praveen 
Deputy Director (Visual Communication)
Visual communication 0471- 2518908 
5 Mr. K. Suresh Kumar
Deputy Director (Media Relations)
Web & New Media 

0471- 2517084/ 0471-2337633
6 Mr. K. Suresh Kumar
Deputy Director (Media Relations)
Media Relations
0471- 2517084/ 0471-2337633
7 Smt. V. P. Ashwati
Deputy Director (Publications)
Publications
0471- 2518647/0471-2331793 
8 Mr. Sunil Hasan 
Deputy Director (Pension)
Pension
0471- 2517366
9 Smt. Selena A.
Accounts Officer
Establishment and Accounts
0471-2518457 
10 Assistant Cultural Development Officer, Tagore Theater Tagore Theatre 

0471-2315426 
Appellate Authority
11 Shri.K. Abdul Rasheed 
Additional Director (General & Administration)
Advertising and Marketing - Print 
0471-2325689, 0471-2518337
12 Mr. K. G. Santosh (in charge) 
Additional Director (Electronic Media Division)
Advertising and Marketing - Electronics Media 0471- 2517231/0471-2329737
13 Shri.K. Abdul Rasheed 
Additional Director (General & Administration)
Field Publicity & Culture 0471-2325689, 0471-2518337
14 Mr. K. G. Santosh (in charge) 
Additional Director (Electronic Media Division)
Visual communication 0471- 2517231/0471-2329737
15 Mr. K. G. Santosh (in charge) 
Additional Director (Electronic Media Division)
Web & New Media 
0471- 2517231/0471-2329737
16 Shri.K. Abdul Rasheed 
Additional Director (General & Administration)
Media Relations
0471-2325689, 0471-2518337
17 Shri.K. Abdul Rasheed 
Additional Director (General & Administration)
Publications
0471-2325689, 0471-2518337
18 Shri.K. Abdul Rasheed 
Additional Director (General & Administration)
Pension
0471-2325689, 0471-2518337
19 Shri.K. Abdul Rasheed 
Additional Director (General & Administration)
Establishment and Accounts
0471-2325689,0471- 2518337
20 Mr. Biju N. B. 
Cultural Development Officer, Tagore Theater
Tagore Theatre 

0471-2315426

Public Information Officer section Contacts

Sr No. Service Name Section Wise Contacts
1 Advertising and Marketing - Print 
Section Officer
D Section 0471-2518673
F Section 0471-2518634
G Section 0471-2518174
2 Advertising and Marketing - Electronics Media Section Officer
D Section 0471-2518673 
3 Field Publicity & Culture Section Officer
C Section 0471-2518013
E Section 0471-2518078
4 Visual communication Section Officer
E Section 0471-2518078
5 Web & New Media 
Section Officer
E Section 0471-2518078
6 Media Relations Section Officer
A Section 0471-2518586
C Section 0471-2518013
E Section 0471-2518078
7 Publications Section Officer
C Section 0471-2518013
A Section 0471-2518586
8 Pension Section Officer
H Section 
0471-2517351
9 Establishment and Accounts Section Officer
A Section 0471-2518586
B Section 0471-2518330
10 Tagore Theatre 
Clerk (Tagore Theatre)
0471-2315426 

Regional Wise Appellate Authority

Sr No. Location Contact
1 Kollam 0474-2793168
2 Kottayam 0481-2561030
3 Ernakulam 0484-2422379
4 Thrissur 0487-2360848
5 Kannur 0497-2760725
6 Kozhikode 0497-2760725

District Wise State Public Information

Sr No. Location Contact Email
1 Thiruvananthapuram 0471-2731300 dio-tvm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
2 Kollam 0474-2794911 dio-klm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
3 Pathanamthitta 0468-2222657 dio-pta [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
4 Idukki 04862-233036 dio-idk [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
5 Alappuzha 0477-2251349 dio-alp [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
6 Ernakulam 0484-2354208
dio-ekm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
7 Kottayam 0481-2562558
dio-ktm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
8 Thrissur 0487-2360644
dio-tcr [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
9 Palakkad 0491-2505329
dio-pgt [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
10 Malappuram 0483-2734387
dio-mpm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
11 Wayanad 0493-620259
dio-wyd [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
12 Kozhikode 0495-2370225
dioprd [at] gmail [dot] com
13 Kannur 0497-2700231
dio-knr [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in
14 Kasaragod 04994-255145
dio-kgd [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in

Address

Information & Public Relations
Department South Block,
Government Secretariat,
Thiruvananthapuram -695 001, Kerala
Fax- 011-23360349

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