PIB and CBC to Be Merged into Unified Organisation UPDATED

The existing Press Information Bureau (PIB) and Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) will be functionally integrated into a single organisation to be known as the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

At the headquarters level, the CBC office will be merged with the PIB, and the unified organisation will be headed by the Director General (Coordination), PIB, New Delhi. The DG (Coordination) will report to the Chairman of the Communication Board.

Following the integration, all Additional Director General (ADG)-level Indian Information Service (IIS) officers of the erstwhile CBC and PIB will report to the DG (Coordination), PIB, New Delhi. Communication and Media Coordinators (CMCs) posted in ministries and departments in Delhi will also report to the DG (Coordination), PIB.

The same integration process will be implemented in a phased manner at the state and branch levels.