MIB transfers six IIS Group A officers, RK Jain is new DG (Coordination), PIB

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on Thursday (November 12, 2026) ordered the transfer and posting of 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.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;

1. 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.
2. RK Jain, Director General (News), News Services Division (NSD), All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi, with the additional charge of Director General, AIR, has been transferred and posted as Director General (Coordination), PIB, New Delhi.
3. 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, has been transferred and posted as Director General (News), NSD, AIR, New Delhi, with the additional charge of Director General, AIR.
4. Dhiraj M Kakadia, Director General, Directorate of Publication Division (DPD), New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Director General (Media & Communication), PIB, New Delhi. He will also work as Director General (Training), IIMC, New Delhi.
5. 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.
6. 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.

The order further directs all Additional Director General-level IIS officers of CBC to report to the Director General (Coordination), PIB, New Delhi. It also states that Chief Media Coordinators (CMCs) of ministries and departments, along with State CMCs and heads of PIB offices, will report to the Director General (Coordination), PIB.

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