Rajesh Malhotra appointed as the Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau

Rajesh Malhotra appointed as the Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: March 02 2023

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  • Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Rajesh Malhotra was appointed as the Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau.
  • Malhotra, a 1989 batch officer, succeeds Satyendra Prakash, who superannuated on Tuesday.
  • He will be the principal spokesperson of the government of India.
  • Rajesh Malhotra was elevated to a higher grade of IIS in June last year and appointed as the Principal Director General of the Central Bureau of Communication. 
  • He continued to look after the publicity of the Ministry of Finance in the Press Information Bureau.
  • The Information and Broadcasting Ministry also named Priya Kumar as the Director General of Doordarshan News (DD News). She succeeds Mayank Agrawal.
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