The government on Monday appointed Gaurav Dwivedi as the chief executive office of Prasar Bharati.
The 1995-batch Chhattisgarh cadre IAS officer is former chief of MyGovIndia, the citizen engagement platform of the government, launched by PM Narendra Modi in 2014. He will replace Mayank Agarwal, who was holding additional charge as CEO Prasar Barati along with being the director general of Doordarshan.
Prasar Bharati is a statutory autonomous body set up by an Act of Parliament and comprises Doordarshan Television Network and Akashvani All India Radio.
Dwivedi, currently posted as principal secretary, commercial tax, in the Chhattisgarh government, will have a five-year tenure from the date he assumes charge. A zoology graduate from Delhi University, he did his MBA from London School of Economics & Political Science and began his administrative career as an assistant collector in Kerala before joining Chhattisgarh government.