Director General (News) All India Radio Dr. Vasudha Gupta has been given additional charge of Director General of AIR. A 1989-batch Indian Information Service Officer, Dr. Gupta has served in various capacities in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in an over 32 year long career. Earlier, she also served as DG, Press Information Bureau.<br />”<br />”During her stint at PIB, she played an instrumental role in devising and implementation of information dissemination products during the challenging period of COVID-19 pandemic. She is credited for leading the important initiative of developing a feedback dashboard for the Government of India across various media platforms, as also, establishment of Fact Check system for the government. A Ph.D in Finance from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Dr. Vasudha Gupta helped in the introduction of social media platforms in regional languages through All India Radio while she was posted as Additional Director General in AIR News.<br />