NEW DELHI: As part of several senior-level transfers in the media units of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B), Indian Information Service officer of the 1993 batch R C Joshi has been transferred as director in the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity.

Joshi replaces Y K Baweja who is being moved to take his position as Director (Media and Communications) in the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

Chitra Gupta, who is currently assistant director (Media and Communications) in the Press Information Bureau in Guwahati, will join as assistant director in DAVP in Kolkata. However, she will also hold charge of Doordarshan Kendra in Kolkata in addition to her duties.

H Rehman and K K Pant, both deputy directors (M&C) with PIB in Delhi, are being moved as deputy director DPR (Defence) and deputy director (News) in DD News in Delhi respectively.

Pravin Kavi, assistant director (News) in All India Radio in Lucknow is to take Rehman's place in PIB.S Mathias who is presently additional director general (news) in the news services division of All India Radio, will also work on 'loan basis' for Doordarshan News till further orders.

M S Rajnikanth who is currently deputy director (News) in Doordarshan News in Delhi is being moved to Bangalore as director (M&C) in PIB.

A K Srivastava, on repatriation from the deputation post in Comptroller and Auditor General is to move as deputy director in the Indian Institute of Mass Communications in the post of assistant professor.

Pragya Paliwal Gaur, after surrendering her services to Health Ministry, will move as director (M&C) in PIB.

Vijay Kumar who is presently director (M&C) in PIB Patna, is moving as director in the publications Division in Delhi.

N C Juyal, assistant director (News) in DD News, is to move as assistant director (M&C) in PIB.