Mr. Gaurav will have a Five-year Tenure…
New Delhi: On Monday, Senior Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.
A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, Mr. Dwivedi will have a five-year tenure from the date he takes the charge.
Currently, he is posted as Principal Secretary, Commercial Tax, in the Chhattisgarh government.
"Today, the President of India has appointed, after due recommendation by the Selection Committee, Shri Gaurav Dwivedi, as Executive Member (Chief Executive Officer) in Prasar Bharati for a period of five years from his assumption of charge," a statement from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said.
Earlier, Mr. Dwivedi was the CEO of MyGovIndia, the citizen engagement platform of the government, launched by PM Modi in 2014.
Mr. Dwivedi was instrumental in organising the ‘MyGov Town Hall' in 2016 to mark the two years of the Modi government.
PM Modi had been asked questions from the audience on a range of subjects such as tourism, foreign policy, urban affairs, and agriculture, among others.
Mr. Dwivedi belongs from UP. He did his schooling from Apeejay School, Noida and his graduation in zoology from the Delhi University.
He did his Master in Business Administration from the London School of Economics & Political Science.
Mr. Dwivedi started his administrative career as an assistant collector in Kerala before joining Chhattisgarh government officially.
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