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.
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.
Recognised Hospitals/ Institutions, Laboratories/ Diagnostic Centres for the purpose of availing benefits of medical treatment under health scheme for the journalists, Maavoi.
After negotiations with different media houses the rates of advertisements of different newspapers have been fixed which will take effect from 01.06.2012.
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.
Undertakings/ Autonomous Bodies of the Department will release advertisement directly and pay the bills. However, they will keep contact with the I&CA Department regarding rates of advertisement, empanelled agencies, etc.
Salaries, honorarium and other allowances, payable to and the other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and other members of the Commission.
Information & Cultural Affairs Department is entrusted with the responsibility of releasing all State Government Advertisements. Hence forward all advertisements to I&CA at least 5 days prior to date of publication.
Governor is pleased to decide that the Cable Operators, sub-operators and workers employed by them in such business are also brought within the coverage of Swasthya Sathi.