Appointment of Chief of Media & Communications

**Office Order Summary:** * **Appointment:** Shri Manish Shiva Zole, Deputy Director (FIB), has been appointed as Chief of Media & Communications (CMC) for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), effective December 17, 2025. * **Role:** The CMC will act as the Single Point of Contact for the Ministry for all media engagements and information dissemination through print, TV, radio, digital media, and other platforms. * **Reporting and Coordination:** The CMC will report directly to Secretary (MeitY) and coordinate with AS/JS/GC of the ministry. Divisions of MeitY will route their media plans through the CMC. * **Expenditure:** TA/DA during official tours will be arranged as per entitlements. * **PIB Officer:** Each Ministry/Department will have a designated PIB officer as a single point of contact for information dissemination. The senior-most PIB officer is designated as CMC. * **Space:** Ministries/Departments should provide adequate office space and support staff for the CMC. * **Responsibilities of CMC:** * Planning and conceptualizing campaigns with the Ministry. * Coordinating with the Ministry for earmarking funds, approval of media plans, and creatives. * Overseeing paid media campaigns through various media (print, electronic, outdoor, digital). * Coordinating with CBC for media plan preparation and budget outlines. * Ensuring allocation of funds to CBC before execution. * Sharing media rollout/feedback reports with the Client Ministry. * Maintaining a panel of agencies for production of creatives. * Taking necessary approvals for creatives from the competent authority. * Advising Ministries on communication campaigns. * Drafting press releases, FAQs, etc. * Coordinating with the Research Unit for accurate information dissemination. * Organizing press conferences and media interactions. * Maintaining media liaison. * Publishing Op-Eds. * Collaborating with the Fact Check Unit of PIB. * Preparing media plans for events. * Conducting press tours. * Monitoring and providing feedback on media coverage. * Coordinating with various entities for communication efforts. * Supervising staff, managing correspondence, and updating contact databases. * Coordinating with the client Ministry for budgeting IEC activities. * Managing funds for advertisement and publicity. * **Team and Office:** The CMC will be assisted by a team and shall have an office in the client Ministry. **Key Personnel:** * **Shri Manish Shiva Zole:** Deputy Director (FIB) and CMC (MeitY) * **Secretary (MeitY)** **Distribution:** * Shri Manish Shiva Zole * AS/JS/AS (Pers) * All Group Coordinators, MeitY * Dir(Pers.II)/Dir(NK)/Dir(TVT)/DD(MYSK) * DS(Pers-III)/US(NK)/US(Coord. Admn.)/US(GC)/US(O&M)/SO(Pers.I)/SO(Pers.II) * FAO/DDO * Intra-MeitY Portal/MeitY Website Cell **Information for:** * DG, NIC/DS, STQC Dir. * CEO(UIDAI)/Dir/CE(ERT)/CCA * CEOs of all Autonomous Societies and Companies under MeitY * PS to CRT/PPS to MOS(E&IT) * OSD, PPS to Secretary * All DS's/US's **Contact for File No. A-19014/7/2025-HR Section:** * Computer No. 4032854 * JYOTI YADAV, SO(JY)-O/o SO(HR), SECTION OFFICER, MSME1 * socy.it@nic.in

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