The Sindh Information Department is a department of the government of the province of Sindh in southern Pakistan. Functions The main functions of the Sindh Information Department are to provide better and purposeful coverage to the activities of government, through both electronic and print media, for which purpose the department coordinates with the media and journalists. It communicates daily with the Governor, the Chief Secretary's administrative department/s, and other government functionaries, regarding relevant press coverage. Weekly reports of television coverage of Sindh are also made. Department sections Press information section The press information section issues handouts, denials and clarifications to the print and electronic media, which normally get prominent coverage in national and regional news. Press briefings by various administrative officers are made at news conferences, and interviews with senior government officers are arranged regularly to highlight developmental activities as well as efforts to improve law and order, the campaign of anti-terrorist activity, and other steps taken by the Government of Sindh. A media projection plan, which focuses on the following points for proper and better projection of government activities, has been circulated to all departmental offices: Press conferences and briefings be held by the governor, ministers, chief secretary, secretaries, heads of autonomous bodies, heads of local councils, IGP, DIGs, DCs, SSPs once every month Open kutchery be held by the governor, chief secretary, secretaries, head of autonomous bodies, head of local councils, IGP, DIGs, SSPs once every month Each department should send its development programmer of the year (scheme-wise) in narrative form for continuous flow of reports connected with welfare of the people Material relating to the departmental briefings and meetings be supplied to PROs attached to the departments for effective publicity Visit and inspection of the ministers, and secretaries where there are no ministers, be publicised Seminars and conventions be arranged and organised to ascertain the needs, demands and grievances of different segments of the population, for feedback to government for formulating policies covering all segments of the society, (e.g. agriculturists, labour leaders, industrialists, educationists, NGOs etc.) Regular contacts with journalists be maintained through PROs to publicise the government's point of view so that, if at any time adverse news is published by any journalist, they should have the official view on the subject, as well as encouraging positive publicity The education, social welfare, sports & culture department may be requested to organize functions in the area of