Sheyphali Sharan new Principal Director General of PIB
Sheyphali B Sharan on Monday assumed charge as the Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau, upon superannuation of Manish Desai on Sunday.
This is the first time that PIB has been tasked with verifying circulation of newspapers, the source said, adding that there was a long list of pending applications from newspapers which had applied for verification of their circulation.
The source said the decision may have been taken considering shortage of manpower in RNI to timely process the applications.
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The RNI, however, would continue to issue registration certificate, the source said, adding RNI personnel would also hand-hold the PIB officers in conducting the verification.
Another source confirmed the development, saying the ministry’s decision is an “administrative arrangement” after taking into “consideration all the pros and cons”.
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