
Shri Apurva Chandra
Secretary
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB)
Apurva Chandra took over as MIB Secretary in August 2021. Since then, he has spearheaded key policy issues relating to outreach, broadcasting, stakeholder partnership, digital content rules and collaboration with M&E sector. Earlier, Chandra has held senior leadership positions in the Indian federal and State governments, including at Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Labour & Employment. A 1988 batch of Indian Administrative Service, Chandra is a trained civil engineer, having obtained Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and Masters in Structural Engineering from IIT Delhi.