Information and Cultural Affairs
Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs is a nodal ministry mainly responsible for the information, culture, film and archaeological heritage related activities.
The officer holding the post of Bengali Translator may exercise option to come under ROPA, 2009 on the basis of such notional pay in relaxation of note 4 below Rule-6 of WBS (ROPA) Rules ’09.
The ‘State Song’ shall compulsorily be played with due respect in all State Government functions at the start of the ceremony/ function and the ‘National Anthem’ shall be played compulsorily at the conclusion of the ceremony/ function.
There shall be constituted an Integrated State Service known as the West Bengal Information and Cultural Service under the administrative control of Information and Cultural Affairs Department.
Recognised Hospitals/ Institutions, Laboratories/ Diagnostic Centres for the purpose of availing benefits of medical treatment under health scheme for the journalists, Maavoi.
Policy for releasing of all Advertisements in Print & Electronic Media from all Government departments (including Corporations, Public Sector Undertakings) by I&CA Department.
Salaries, honorarium and other allowances, payable to and the other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and other members of the Commission.
District Information & Cultural Officer may exercise option to come under the said revised scale of pay as has been allowed vide this Department’s Order No. 546-ICA dt. 27.2.09 w.e.f. any date between 1.1.96 to 1.1.97.
Justice Shyamal Kumar Sen enquire Sharadha Group of Companies who have reportedly mobilized funds from the common people of the State in various forms including deposits, debentures, etc. and set up different ventures for the past several years.
In view of the Parliamentary Election-2014 to be held on 17th, 24th, 30th April 2014, 7th & 12th May, 2014 in the different Parliamentary Constituencies and simultaneous Bye-election to 6 (six) Assembly Constituencies in this State, the Government has declared the said days as public holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
Government has fixed rates for release of advertisements by the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Govt. of West Bengal in various print media for the year 2015-16.