Introduction

Publicity of information of various civic services, amenities and projects, is a significant work of this department. The department make arrangements to various civic functions, events including guidance to the departments about the functions and protocol to be observed in the municipal functions. Publicity is given to all such functions and events in the corporation like campaigns on public health, preventive mass immunization, education and on other civic issues. This department undertakes regular propaganda of various civic amenities & issues and also in order to redress the complaints and create awareness such as cleanliness, water scarcity, monsoon flooding, SWM, SWD, dilapidated buildings, land sliding, etc., in the slums and other remote areas of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike.

Functionalities and Duties

• The Public Relations Division acts as a bridge between the large Bangalore metropolitan area and the public. For complaints from the public, which are published in representative newspapers representatively cut pieces of policy related material and send them to the headquarters offices. Advertising for newspapers, arranging snacks for various conferences and events, performs functions such as organizing events and printing invitation papers, arranging flower arrangements, advertising, inviting the press.

Steps to follow in decision making, including oversight and accountability

• Receiving complaint files from the public of the office staff and sending them to concerned authorities
• Receive files published by calling tenders in newspapers and taking appropriate action of daily copies of agency.
• Managing files of various meeting events in accordance with policy and payment of bills in a timely manner with administrative approval and arrangement of hospitality.
• Taking appropriate action in relation to other festivals celebrated by the National Festivals and the printing and distribution of invitations. The Chief Minister of Bangalore Municipality, the Minister in charge of the Bangalore City District, and the Worshipful Mayor are the bouquets for national festivals and floral decorations, Provide with a comparative list-making process, a welcome vault system for the reception of the President, Honorable Prime Ministers and other prominent dignitaries on their arrival in Bangalore,Arranging flower arrangements, handling of related files and payment of bills for major events.
• From the Bruhat Bangalore city policy to the honorable chief ministers, the honorable Bangalore city district caretaker, the venerable mayor to the various meetings and ceremonies presided over by the Worshipful Mayor,Prepare a comparative list, which lists laundry shawls, mirrors, cardamom wreaths and bouquets, to greet senior dignitaries attending key meeting events,provide with process to manage the related files and pay the bills.
• Managing the release of medical grants to venerable mayors, discerning journalists and the media.
• Miscellaneous Development Programs, Planning, Ambedkar Jayanti, Kempegowda Jayanti, Self Declared Property Tax, H1N1, Dengue & Chicken Gunya, Malaria, And Public Information Advertisements relating to the inauguration of Honorable Chief Ministers, Urban Development Officers, Ministers in charge of Bangalore Urban District and the Worshipful Mayor,Prepare and print copies of display advertisements in newspapers.