The Centre on Tuesday appointed senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Rajesh Malhotra as the Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
Malhotra, a 1989-batch officer, succeeds Satyendra Prakash, who superannuated on Tuesday.
As Principal DG of PIB, he will be the principal spokesperson of the Union Government.
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.
Kumar, Additional Director General (News), DD News will also look after the charge of the Director General, DD News with effect from March 1, 2023 and until further orders, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said in its order.