Second Five Year Plan of the Information and Publicity Department, Government of Vindhya Pradesh November 1955

Abstract

The Second Five Year Plan of the Information and Publicity Department, Vindhya Pradesh (1955) outlines a comprehensive strategy to strengthen government–public communication in a largely rural and low-literacy context. Recognizing the department’s formative stage, the plan emphasizes decentralized and culturally rooted methods of information dissemination, including community listening schemes, mobile publicity units, documentary films, and local information centres. Special attention is given to folk songs, drama, exhibitions, and vernacular publicity literature as effective tools for rural engagement. Supported by targeted funding and institutional arrangements, the plan aims to foster informed public participation, bridge the gap between the administration and citizens, and align communication efforts with broader developmental objectives of the Second Five-Year Plan.