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46.4 Communication of information to the press :(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)Official information to the press and other news media,i.e. radio and television, will normally be communicatedby Government Departments through the PressInformation Bureau. In CBI, the DPIO performs thisduty.Only Ministers, Secretaries and other Officers speciallyauthorised in this behalf may give information or beaccessible to the representatives of the press. Any otherofficial, if approached by a representative of the press,will direct him to the Press Information Bureau.Whenever it is proposed to release an official informationto the press, or to hold a press conference or Pressbriefing, or to give publicity to an official report,resolution or any other publication, the departmentconcerned will consult the accredited information officerin advance.Detailed procedure in respect of matters mentioned inthis para, as laid down by the Ministry of Informationand Broadcasting, should be followed.46.5 Use of restrictive classification for printed reports etc:(i) The restrictive classification “For official use only” willnot be assigned to any printed report, pamphlet or compilationunless it contains information which it would not be desirablein the public interest to disclose. In doubtful cases, the testthat may be usefully applied is whether the publication, whosecirculation it is proposed to restrict to official use only, is suchthat the minister would be justified in refusing to lay it beforethe Parliament.(ii) No official publication will be marked “For official useonly” except with the prior approval of the Branch Officer, whowill obtain the orders of the Secretary or Minister, in doubtfulcases.Page 304 of 304