I&B secretary Apurva Chandra to hold additional charge of telecom department

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday assigned the Information And Broadcasting (I&B) secretary Apurva Chandra to hold additional charge as a secretary in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

“The Competent Authority has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Telecommunications to Shri Apurva Chandra, IAS ((MH:1988), Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting upon relinquishing the charge of the post by Shri K Rajaraman, IAS (TN: 1989) on July 31, 2023 and till the appointment of of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in a statement said.