Six information officers transferred; Kanchan Prasad Mandlaus is Director General, Directorate of Publication Division

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on Thursday transferred six Indian Information Service (IIS) Group ‘A’ officers with immediate effect. The reshuffle involves changes in the assignments of senior officers in the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), Press Information Bureau (PIB), News Services Division (NSD) and other organisations.

Those officers affected in the transfer are—

Kanchan Prasad Mandlaus, Director General (DG), Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Director General, Directorate of Publication Division (DPD), New Delhi.

RK Jain, Director General (News), News Services Division (NSD), All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi, with the additional charge of Director General, AIR to Director General (Coordination), PIB, New Delhi.

L Madhu Nag, Director General (Media & Communication), PIB, New Delhi, along with the additional charge of Director General (Training), Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi to Director General (News), NSD, AIR, New Delhi, with the additional charge of Director General, All India Radio.

Dhiraj M Kakadia, Director General, Directorate of Publication Division (DPD), New Delhi to Director General (Media & Communication), PIB, New Delhi. He will also work as Director General (Training), IIMC, New Delhi.

Mattu J P Singh, Director General (Media & Communication), PIB, New Delhi, currently on the strength of PIB, Lucknow, will continue in the same position and will also work as Secretary, Press Council of India (PCI), New Delhi.

Shubha Gupta, Additional Director General (Media & Communication), PIB, New Delhi, currently working as Secretary, PCI, New Delhi, will continue as Additional Director General (Media & Communication), PIB, New Delhi.