Appointment of Chief of Media & Communications

As per Office Order No. HH-18/2/2025-Personnel, dated 17.12.2025, Shri Manish Shiva Zole, Deputy Director (PIB), has been appointed as Chief of Media & Communications (CMC) for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), effective immediately. This is in pursuance of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting D.O. No. M-20011/10/2025-Press dated 12.11.2025. The CMC will serve as the Single Point of Contact for all media engagements and information dissemination, reporting directly to the Secretary (MeitY) and coordinating with AS/JS/GC on Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) matters. All divisions of MeitY are required to route media plans for Ministry activities through the CMC. TA/DA and other working arrangements for the CMC will be managed by MeitY as per entitlement. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Chief of Media & Communications (CMC) in each Ministry/Department outlines responsibilities including: leading paid campaigns, coordinating funds, creating media plans with CBC, advising on campaign strategy, drafting press releases, organizing press conferences, maintaining media liaison, fact-checking, preparing media plans for events, conducting press tours, monitoring media coverage, and inter-agency coordination. The CMC also has administrative and logistical roles, manages budgets and accounting, and works with a team of officials from the client ministry. The CMC must coordinate with the Ministry of I&B to place 40% of Advertisement & Publicity funds as per DoE OM No. 7/53/2019-BA dated 30.04.2025.

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