Maushumi Chakravarty has taken over as the Director General of India’s Akashvani (All India Radio) News from May 1.

She is a 1991 batch Indian Information Services (IIS) officer with vast experience in various capacities under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, including its media organizations the Press Information Bureau and the Central Bureau of Communication.

In her last position she was serving as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at the News Services Division of Akashvani News.

In her career of over three decades, she has worked on a deputation basis in the National Human Rights Commission and as P.S. to the Cabinet Minister.

Chakravarty succeeds Dr. Vasudha Gupta, who retired as Principal Director General of Akashvani News on April 30th.