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Kerala Information & Public Relations Department Contact No.
Updated on Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 6:01pm
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Govt of Kerala
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Official Website Regional Deputy Directors And District Information Officers Contact Details
| Sr No. | Name | Designation | Contact No. | Mobile No. | |
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| Thiruvananthapuram | |||||
| Designation: Regional Deputy Director Contact No.: 0474-2793168, 9495042885 |
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| 1 | Smt. S. Beenamol | District Information Officer | 0471-2731300 | 9496003215, 9745507225 | dio-tvm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in , dioprdtvm [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 2 | Smt. Anjali B. Vimal | Assistant Editor | - | 8547628143 | - |
| 3 | Smt. Remya Rajan | Assistant Information Officer | - | 8281218612 | - |
| 4 | Shri. S. Ramesh | Photographer | 0471-2731300 | 9496003226 | rameshfib1 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| Kollam | |||||
| 5 | Shri. Hemanth Kumar L. | District Information Officer | 0474-2794911 | 9496003214, 9947251129 | dio-klm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in, prdkollam [at] gmail [dot] com, kollamhemant [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 6 | Smt. Greeshma R. | Assistant Editor | - | 8907211607 | - |
| 7 | Shri. Prasanth M. S | Assistant Information Officer | - | 9496121203 | - |
| 8 | Shri. Sunil A. | Photographer | 0474-2794911 | 9496003224 (Information Officer), 9496736611 | sunilalfredprd [at] gmail [dot] com |
| Kottayam | |||||
| Designation: Regional Deputy Director Contact No.: 0481-2561030, 8547632125 |
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| 9 | Shri. Justin Joseph | District Information Officer | 0481-2562558 | 9496003209, 9744142531 (Information Officer) | prdktym [at] gmail [dot] com , justinpathalil [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 10 | Shri. Shibu E. V. | Assistant Editor | - | 9847998894 | - |
| 11 | Shri. Sreejith. S | Assistant Information Officer | - | 9447568959 | - |
| 12 | Shri. K. K. Santhoshkumar | Photographer | 0481-2562558 | 9961776622 | kksandosh1976 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| Pathanamthitta | |||||
| 13 | Shri. John C.T | District Information Officer | 0468-2222657 | - | dio-pta [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in, diopta1 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 14 | Rahul Prasad (Deputation) | Assistant Editor | - | 9496955161 | - |
| 15 | Shri. Praveen. G. Nair | Assistant Information Officer | - | 9847548463 | - |
| 16 | - | Photographer | 0468-2222657 | - | - |
| Idukki | |||||
| 17 | - | District Information Officer | 04862-233036 | 9496003211 (Information Officer) | dio-idk [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in , dio [dot] idk [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 18 | Shri. Sunil Kumar M. N. | Assistant Editor | - | 9846856982 | - |
| 19 | Shri. Arun M | Assistant Information Officer | - | 9496924773 | - |
| Alappuzha | |||||
| Designation: Regional Deputy Director Contact No.: 0484-2422379, 9447048307 |
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| 20 | Shri. K. S. Sumesh | District Information Officer | 0477-2251349 | 9496003212 (Information Officer), 9447517365 | dio-alp [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in , prdalppy [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 21 | Shri. Yasir T. A. | Assistant Editor | - | 9846333137 | - |
| 22 | Shri. Sajimon P. S. | Assistant Information Officer | - | 9496104574 | sajimonbs [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 23 | Shri. P. Dalu | Photographer | 0477-2251349 | 9400370345 | daluphotos [at] gmail [dot] com |
| Ernakulam | |||||
| 24 | Shri. Biju N.B | District Information Officer | 0484-2354208 | 9496003208 (Information Officer) | dio-ekm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in , dio [dot] ekm [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 25 | Smt. Remya A. T. | Assistant Editor | - | 9946062939 | - |
| 26 | Smt. Rency C. D. | Assistant Information Officer | - | 8762485075 | - |
| 27 | Shri. Jayan M. A | Photographer | 0484-2354208 | 9496003226, 9447580097 | jayansmailbox [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 28 | - | Photographer Attender | 0484-2422379 | - | - |
| Thrissur | |||||
| Designation: Regional Deputy Director Contact No.: 0487-2360848 |
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| 29 | Shri. Velayudhan P. K | District Information Officer | 0487-2360644 | 9496003207 (Information Officer) | dio-tcr [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in , diothrissur [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 30 | Shri. K. C. Haridas | Assistant Editor | - | 9447349228 | - |
| 31 | Smt. Karthika C. | Assistant Information Officer | - | 9496320569 | - |
| 32 | Shri. Sreelas C. P. | Printer | - | 9847932631 | sreelasolari [at] gmail [dot] com |
| Palakkad | |||||
| 33 | Smt. Preeya K. Unnikrishnan | District Information Officer | 0491-2505329 | 9496003206 (Information Officer), 6282439730 | prd [dot] pkd [at] gmail [dot] com , priyakunnikrishnan [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 34 | Shri. Abdurrahman Haneef M. P. | Assistant Editor | - | 9745894347 | - |
| 35 | Smt. Neerja Jacob | Assistant Information Officer | - | 9995827954 | - |
| 36 | Shri. Jayaprakash M. | Cinema Operator | - | 9496950488 | - |
| Malappuram | |||||
| Designation: Regional Deputy Director Contact No.: 0495-2371096 |
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| 37 | Shri. Muhammed K. | District Information Officer | 0483-2734387 | 9447423677, 9496003205 | dio-mpm [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in, diomlpm [at] gmail [dot] com, muhammadugr [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 38 | Shri. I. R. Prasad | Assistant Editor | - | 8943151491 | irprasadckd [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 39 | Smt. Anisha | Assistant Information Officer | - | 9496053564 | - |
| Kozhikode | |||||
| 40 | Shri. C.P. Abdul Kareem | District Information Officer | 0495-2370225 | 9496003203 (Information Officer), 8547123439 | dio [dot] prd [at] gmail [dot] com , cpkareem2000 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 41 | Smt. Soumya Chandran | Assistant Editor | - | 8281796171 | - |
| 42 | Shri. Noushad Ambili Paramban | Assistant Information Officer | - | 9847474621 | - |
| Wayanad | |||||
| Designation: Regional Deputy Director Contact No.: 0497-2760725 |
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| 43 | Shri. Rasheed Babu P. | District Information Officer | - | 9895586567 | - |
| 44 | Smt. Suma K | Assistant Editor | - | 7510809531 | - |
| 45 | Shri. Ratheesh K. A. | Cinema Operator | - | 9747576514 | - |
| Kannur | |||||
| 46 | Shri. P. P Vineesh | District Information Officer | 0497-2700231 | 9496003202 (Information Officer), 9496425699 | dio-knr [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in, kannurdio [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 47 | Smt. Soumya Mathai | Assistant Editor | - | 8111967104 | - |
| 48 | Smt. Asha C. G. | Assistant Information Officer | - | 9562467279 | - |
| 49 | - | Photographer | - | 9496003228 | - |
| 50 | Shri. Jayaprakash K. | Attender, Photography | - | 94476 63765 | jp [dot] prd1 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| Kasaragod | |||||
| 51 | Shri. Madhusoodhanan M. | District Information Officer | 04994-255145 | 9496003201 (Information Officer), 8547860180 | dio-kgd [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in, dioksgd [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 52 | Smt. Dilna A. P. | Assistant Editor | - | 9605420162 | - |
| 53 | Smt. Chilanka S | Assistant Information Officer | - | 8606284708 | - |
| 54 | Shri. Krishnan T. K. | Cinema Operator | - | 9846820077 | - |
| New Delhi | |||||
| 55 | Shri. Ratheesh John | Assistant Editor | 011-23360349 | 9048399906 | iokhnd [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 56 | Shri. Iype Kurian | Assistant Information Officer | 011-23360349 | 9995059479 | iokhnd [at] gmail [dot] com |
Officers Contact Details
| Sr No. | Name | Designation | Contact No. | Mobile No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information And Public Relations Department | |||||
| 1 | Shri. T. V. Subhash IAS | Director | 0471-2327782, 0471-2518443 | - | prddirector [at] gmail [dot] com , dir [dot] prd [at] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in |
| 2 | Shri. K.G. Santhosh | Additional Director, General & Administration | 0471-2325689, 0471-2518337 | 9446515545 | - |
| 3 | Shri. V.P. Pramod Kumar | Additional Director, Electronic Media Division | 0471-2517231 | 9446408354 | - |
| 4 | Smt. K. P. Saritha | Additional Director, Programmes and Culture | 0471-2315426 | 9446176039 | - |
| Deputy Directors At Directorate | |||||
| 5 | Shri. A. Arun Kumar | DD, Field Publicity & Cultural Affairs | 0471-2518447, 0471-2327471 | 9495119702 | - |
| 6 | Shri. B. Binu | DD, Visual Communication | 0471-2518908 | 9496003238 | - |
| 7 | Shri. M. Nafih | DD, Publications | 0471-2518647, 0471-2331793 | 9495521173 | - |
| 8 | Smt. V. P. Aswathy | DD, Advertisement & Marketing | 0471-2518442, 0471-2327396 | 9446212220 | - |
| 9 | Shri. K. Suresh Kumar | DD, Web & Media Relations | 0471-2517084, 0471-2337633 | 9961427111 | - |
| 10 | Shri. S. Jayakumar | DD, Pension | 0471-2517366 | 9447971832 | - |
| Secretarial Officers At Directorate | |||||
| 11 | Shri. V. Syam | Joint Secretary | 0471-2518251 | ds3 [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in | |
| 12 | Smt. Shanthakumari P | Accounts Officer | 0471-2518457 | - | |
| Information Officers At Directorate | |||||
| 13 | Smt. Sini K Thomas | Editor, English Editorial | 0471-2518648 | 8547809599 | keralacalling [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 14 | IO, Field Publicity & Exhibition | IO, Field Publicity & Exhibition | 0471-2327867, 0471-2518678 | 8129408341 | - |
| 15 | Shri. Abhilash Y. L. | IO, Planning & Development | 0471-2518868 | 9496003234, 9446700467 | ioplgdevt [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in |
| 16 | Shri. Pratheesh D. Mony | IO, Press Release | 0471-2327628, 0471-2518637 | 9447313001 | io [dot] pr [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in |
| 17 | Smt. Divya T. S. | Scrutiny Officer | 0471-2518844, 0471-2518780 | 9846793276 | scr [dot] prd [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 18 | Smt. Merlin J. N. | IO, Circulation & Distribution | 0471-2517036 | - | iocirculation [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 19 | Smt. K. B. Sreekala | IO, Advertisement- Print | 0471-2518144 | 9496478849 | - |
| 20 | Shri. K.S. Sajeev Kumar | Co-ordinating News Editor | 0471-2518542, 0471-2327696 | 9497566410 | - |
| 21 | Shri. Abhilash A. C. | IO, Advertisement & Marketing | 0471-2518092 | 9496664999 | - |
| 22 | Smt. A. Anchitha | IO, Audio Video Documentation | 0471-2518866 | 9895814147 | - |
| 23 | Shri. T.S Sathikumar | Programme Producer | 0471-2518867 | 9544917693 | prdprogrammeproducer [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 24 | Shri. S Santhosh Kumar | IO, Research & Reference | 0471-2327206, 0471-2518471 | 9895360126 | prdresearch2024 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 25 | Dr. Rema V | Cultural Development Officer, Tagore Theatre | 0471-2315426 | 9633306218, 9497850349 | tagoreiprd [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 26 | Shri. K. S. Indusekhar | Editor, Malayalam Editorial | 0471-2518171 | 8281523246 | prdmalayalam [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 27 | Shri. Aashish C. R. | IO, Web & New Media Division | 0471-2517261 | 9895394630 | webprd [at] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in |
| Assistant Editors | |||||
| 28 | Shri. Jeevankumar S. | AE, Malayalam Editorial | 0471-2518171 | 9496003244, 9847226305 | - |
| 29 | Smt. Desni M. H. | AE, Malayalam Editorial | 0471-2518171 | - | - |
| 30 | Smt. Arathy K. R. | AE, English Editorial | 0471-2518648 | 9847865409 | - |
| 31 | Shri. Suraraj Kumar K. | Assistant Scrutiny Officer | 0471-2518844 | - | - |
| 32 | Shri. Amiya M. | Research Officer, Research & Reference | 0471-2518471 | 7025688333 | - |
| 33 | Smt. Divya S. | AE, Press Release | 0471-2327628, 0471-2518637 | 8157027188 | - |
| 34 | Shri. Amith M. S. | AE, Press Release | 0471-2327628, 0471-2518637 | 9895934363 | - |
| 35 | Shri. Vivek V. S. | Assistant Cultural Development Officer, Tagore Theatre | 0471-2315426 | 8848164593 | - |
| Assistant Information Officers | |||||
| 36 | Smt. Reshmi R. S. | AIO, Advertisement & Marketing | 0471-2518144 | 9447930638 | - |
| 37 | Shri. Aravind S. S. | AIO, Press Release, Directorate | 0471-2327628, 0471-2518637 | 9496880217 | - |
| 38 | Shri. Ajith A. | AIO, Press Release, Directorate | 0471-2327628, 0471-2518637 | 9846958689 | - |
| 39 | Shri. Aromal A.G | AIO, English Editorial | 0471-2518648 | 9633286704 | - |
| 40 | Smt. Sona V. K. | AIO, Visual Communication Wing | 0471-2518781 | 7012034655 | - |
| 41 | Smt. Anisha R. | AIO, Tagore Theatre | 0471-2315426 | 7034010129 | - |
| 42 | Smt. Ajitha K. G. | AIO, Scrutiny Wing | 0471-2518844, 0471-2518780 | 8547506006 | - |
| Translators | |||||
| 43 | - | Translator, Malayalam Editorial | 0471-2518171 | - | - |
| 44 | - | Translator, Advertisement- Print | 0471-2518144 | - | - |
| Photography Wing | |||||
| 45 | Shri. V. Vinod | Chief Photographer | 0471-2518072 | 9496003252, 9446556836 | vinodprd [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 46 | Shri. R. Prasanth | Photographer | 0471-2518072 | 9496003253, 9847720319 | - |
| 47 | Shri. Ajayakumar R | Photographer | - | 9400056390 | - |
| 48 | Shri. Anilkumar V. M | Photo Artist | 0471-2518072 | 9446700495 | manjudvanil [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 49 | - | Photo Printer | 0471-2518072 | - | - |
| 50 | - | Photography Attender | 0471-2518072 | - | - |
| 51 | - | Dark Room Assistant | 0471-2518072 | - | - |
| Section Officers | |||||
| 52 | Shri. Riju A. | Office Section | 0471-2518093 | - | os [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in |
| 53 | Smt. Bindhu Chandran R | A Section | 0471-2518586 | - | so [dot] a [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in |
| 54 | Smt. Sangeetha R. Nair | B Section | 0471-2518330 | - | so [dot] b [at] prd [dot] kerala [dot] gov [dot] in |
| 55 | Smt. Sonia James | C Section | 0471-2518013 | - | - |
| 56 | Shri. Nizam A. M. | D Section | 0471-2518673 | - | - |
| 57 | Smt. Kavitha G.R. | E Section | 0471-2518078 | - | - |
| 58 | Smt. Sajila T | F Section | 0471-2518634 | - | - |
| 59 | Shri. Vivek G. | G Section | 0471-2518174 | - | - |
| 60 | Shri. Jose L P | H Section | 0471-2517351 | - | - |
SPIO/APIO/Appellate Authority Contact Details
| Sr No. | Division/Section | Designation | Contact No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Public Information Officer | |||
| 1 | Advertisement & Marketing-Print/Advertisement & Marketing-Electronics Media | Deputy Director | 0471-2518442, 0471-2327396 |
| 2 | Field Publicity & Culture | Deputy Director | 0471-2518447, 0471-2327471 |
| 3 | Visual Communication | Deputy Director | 0471-2518908 |
| 4 | Web & New Media/Media Relations | Deputy Director | 0471-2517084, 0471-2337633 |
| 5 | Publications | Deputy Director | 0471-2518647, 0471-2331793 |
| 6 | Pension | Deputy Director | 0471-2517366 |
| 7 | Establishment and Accounts | Accounts Officer | 0471-2518457 |
| 8 | Tagore Theatre | Assistant Cultural Development Officer | 0471-2315426 |
| Assistant Public Information Officer | |||
| 9 | Advertisement & Marketing-Print | Section Officer | D: 0471-2518673, F: 0471-2518634, G: 0471-2518174 |
| 10 | Advertisement & Marketing-Electronics Media | Section Officer | D: 0471-2518673 |
| 11 | Field Publicity & Culture | Section Officer | C: 0471-2518013, E: 0471-2518078 |
| 12 | Visual Communication/Web & New Media | Section Officer | E: 0471-2518078 |
| 13 | Media Relations | Section Officer | A: 0471-2518586, C: 0471-2518013, E: 0471-2518078 |
| 14 | Publications | Section Officer | C: 0471-2518013, A: 0471-2518586 |
| 15 | Pension | Section Officer | H: 0471-2517351 |
| 16 | Establishment and Accounts | Section Officer | A: 0471-2518586, B: 0471-2518330 |
| 17 | Tagore Theatre | Clerk | 0471-2315426 |
| Appellate Authority | |||
| 18 | Advertisement & Marketing-Print | Additional Director | 0471-2325689, 0471-2518337 |
| 19 | Advertisement & Marketing-Electronics Media/Visual Communication/Web & New Media | Additional Director | 0471-2517231 |
| 20 | Field Publicity & Culture/Media Relations/Publications/Establishment and Accounts | Additional Director | 0471-2325689, 0471-2518337 |
| 21 | Pension/Tagore Theatre | Additional Director | 0471-2315426 |
District Wise State Public Information Officers
| Sr No. | Location | Contact No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regional Wise Appellate Authority
| Sr No. | Location | Contact No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kollam | 0474-2793168 |
| 2 | Kottayam | 0481-2561030 |
| 3 | Ernakulam | 0484-2422379 |
| 4 | Thrissur | 0487-2360848 |
| 5 | Kannur | 0497-2760725 |
| 6 | Kozhikode | 0497-2760725 |
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