On December 17, 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued an office order, No. HH-18/2/2025-Personnel, appointing Shri Manish Shiva Zole, Deputy Director (PIB), as the Chief of Media & Communications (CMC). This appointment follows the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting D.O. No. M-20011/10/2025- Press dated November 12, 2025.
The CMC will serve as the Single Point of Contact for all media engagements and information dissemination across print, TV, radio, digital media, and other platforms, reporting directly to Secretary (MeitY) and coordinating with AS/JS/GC on Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) matters. All MeitY divisions must route their media plans and responses to media through the CMC. The SOP attached as well as outlines the responsibilities of the CMC.
Expenditure related to TA/DA and other working arrangements for the CMC will be managed by MeitY, adhering to entitlements. This order, approved by the Secretary (MeitY), takes immediate effect.
Relevant parties are notified, including AS(AS)/AS(Pers.), All Group Coordinators, MeitY, Dir(Pers.)/Dir(NK)/Dir(VT)/Dir(MYSK), Dir(Pers.III)/DS(Fin.)/DS(Genl. Admn.)/US(GC)/US(O&M)/SO(Pers.I)/SO(Pers.II), PAO/DDO, and the Intra-MeitY Portal/MeitY Website Cell.
Copies have also been sent for information to DG, NIC/DG, STQC Dte, CEO(UIDAI)/DG(ICERT)/CCA, CEOs of all Autonomous Societies and Companies under MeitY, PS to MEIT/PS to MOS(E&IT), OSD/PPS to Secretary, and all DS's/US's.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, as per D.O. No. M-20011/10/2025-Press, has designated a PIB officer in each Ministry/Department as a single point of contact for all information dissemination and publicity related issues and will be called the Chief of Media & Communications (CMC). The email to contact the Secretary is secy.inb@nic.in.
Key Entities Referenced
Chief of Media & Communications (CMC): Single point of contact for media engagements and information dissemination for each ministry/department.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY): The ministry for which the CMC is appointed in the first document.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting: The ministry that initiated the CMC role and issued guidelines in the second document.
Press Information Bureau (PIB): PIB officers are designated as CMCs in various ministries.