India 2018

438 India 2018
India-A Reference Annual
The Division compiles a reference book, ‘India-A Reference Annual’, on
development and progress made by Central ministries/departments, states/
union territory administrations and PSUs/autonomous bodies. It is
simultaneously published in Hindi titled- ‘Bharat’.
National Documentation Centre on Mass Communication
The National Documentation Centre on Mass Communication (NDCMC)
was created in 1976 as a part of the Division on the recommendation of an
Expert Committee set up by the Ministry for collecting, interpreting and
disseminating information about the events and trends in mass media
through its periodical services.
Photo Division
www.photodivision.gov.in
Photo Division, an independent media unit meant for the visual support of
the varied activities of the Government of India, is a subordinate office of
the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the biggest production
unit of its kind in the country in the field of photography. Photo Division
was established in late 1959 as a culmination of the government’s decision
for establishing a separate department keeping in view the importance of
the medium, as the photograph gives the most authentic & truthful record
as well as recognize the new medium for right projection, create the archival
record under the professional experts. This was done with integrating the
photo studios of the Publication Division and the Photo Unit of the Press
Information Bureau and D.A.V.P. with a view of eliminating the duplication
of the activities. The Division produces photographic visuals of achievements
and activities of Government of India for internal and external publicity as
well as other purposes. In its 50 years, the Division has a collection of nearly
10 lakhs images in its archive. On the occasion of completion of 50 years of
its existence in 2010 the Division introduced National Photography Awards
to promote nation’s art, culture, development, heritage, history, life, people,
society, traditions etc., and to encourage professional and amateur
photographers from all corners of the country. The Division has its own
official website for the photo publicity of the official assignments. The
Division is in the process of selling the photographs through e-commerce
gateway.
Synergy with other Media Units
To keep synergy between the other Media Units, the Division has taken up
various measures. The Division has launched its official website to explore
the global utility of around 8-10 lakh archival and current images. The
Division is in progress of introducing E-commerce feature for the sell/buy
of images through the official website. A high capacity server is installed for
the on-line/off-line retrieval of archival images. The News Photo Network