Song and Drama Division (S&DD)

Song and Drama Division (S&DD) was set up to tap the abundant folk and traditional means of communication for the purpose of creating awareness among the people about various national programmes specially in rural areas. The Division has its headquarters at New Delhi and has 12 Regional centers at various parts of the country. The Division utilise a wide range of performing arts such as drama, dance-drama, puppet shows, folk recitals, folk and tribal plays, sound and light programmes etc., to effectively put across various messages on themes like national integration, socio-economic schemes, tribal development projects, promotion of national integration specially in the disturbed areas of Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern Region. With its Headquaters in Delhi, the Division has 12 Regional Centres, seven Border Centres, six Departmental Drama Troupes, nine Troupes of Armed Forces Entertainment Wing, three Sound and Light Units and a Tribal Pilot Project at Ranchi, apart from approximately 700 registered troupes and about 1000 empanelled artistes of various categories. Border Publicity Troupes The Division has 28 Border Centres in places such as Jodhpur and Guwahati. These Troupes have undertaken publicity in the remote border areas to educate the people about various development schemes and also to counter the propaganda across the border.