Publications Division

Publications Division (India) is a publishing house in India, with its headquarters at Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. It functions as a division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). It publishes books in Hindi, English and other regional languages.[1]

Publications Division (India)
Founded1941
Headquarters locationSoochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Owner(s)Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Govt. of India
Official websitehttp://publicationsdivision.nic.in/

History

Established in 1941, Publications Division publishes books on a range of subjects including arts, culture, national heritage, biographies of national leaders in various fields, science, flora and fauna and children's literature. The house has published a 100-volume set of the collected works of Mahatma Gandhi as well as individual volumes of his work.[2]

The Publications Division also publishes journals including Yojana, on development; Kurukshetra, on rural development; Ajkal, a literary magazine; Bal Bharati, for children; and Employment News, which lists government job openings.[2] It also participates in exhibitions and book fairs.

The materials are sold through agents, online, and via its own outlets: eight sales emporiums in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Navi Mumbai, Patna, and Thiruvananthapuram.[3]

Notable publications

References
  1. "Publications Division receives Award for Excellence in Display at Delhi Book Fair 2023 | DD News". ddnews.gov.in. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. "About Us". Publications Division. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. "Distribution Network". Publications Division. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. Zafar Ahmad Nizami. Builders of Modern India: Hakim Ajmal Khan (1988 ed.). Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via OpenLibrary.org.
  5. "BMI - Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya (Urdu)". www.publicationsdivision.nic.in. Publications Division. Retrieved 23 May 2021.


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