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Department of Tamil Development and Information

Government department of Tamil Nadu state, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Department of Tamil Development and Information
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The Department of Tamil Development and Information is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu. The department consists of three directorates: Tamil developmentresponsible for development of Tamil language; information and publicityresponsible for public relations; stationery and printingresponsible for government printing.

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The department consists of three sub-divisions: Tamil development, information and publicity; stationery and printing.[1]

Tamil development

Tamil is the widely spoken and official language of the state. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world.[2] The Tamil development department is responsible for the development of the language through the directorate of Tamil development, administration of educational institutes, translation of works and institution of literature awards.[3] The following educational and research institutes function under the department:[3]

Information and publicity

The information and publicity department is responsible for public relations management, government advertising, conducting government functions, administration of memorials, management of cable and television networks, welfare of journalist and film workers.[4] The department also manages the following institutes and boards:[4]

Printing and stationery

Printing department was established on 17 December 1831 at Fort St. George.[5] The printing and stationery department is responsible for all government related printing activity and maintains seven printing presses and a stationery office in Chennai.[5] Printing paper is manufactured by government owned Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited.[6]

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