Senior Indian Information Service officer, Vasudha Gupta assumed the charge of Director General of News Services Division, All India Radio.
A 1989-batch Officer, Gupta has served in various capacities in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in an over 32-year career.
Before her appointment as Director General of the News Services Division of All India Radio, she was serving as DG, Press Information Bureau.
During her stint at PIB, she played an instrumental role in devising and implementing information dissemination products during the challenging period of COVID-19 pandemic.
She is credited for leading the development a feedback dashboard for the Government of India across various media platforms, besides establishing a Fact Check system for the government.
A Ph.D in Finance from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Gupta helped in the introduction of social media platforms in regional languages through All India Radio while she was posted as Additional Director General in AIR News.
This story first appeared on RadioInfo.asia