New Delhi: Gurdeep Singh Sappal has resigned as Rajya Sabha TV CEO and Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been given the additional charge of the post.
"Consequent upon acceptance of resignation of Gurdeep Singh Sappal, CEO, RS TV, with effect from August 12, 2017, he is directed to hand over the charge of CEO, RSTV to Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharati," an order of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said.
Rajya Sabha TV is owned and operated by the upper house of Parliament and the vice president is its chairman.
In 2008, Rajya Sabha decided to start its own 24x7 TV channel and three years later, the decision was taken to hand over the reins of the proposed channel to Mr Sappal, who was appointed as its CEO.
Prasar Bharati Chairman, A Surya Prakash, congratulated Mr Sappal and tweeted, "Change is in the air in Rajya Sabha TV. Very best to @shashidigital in added responsibility!"
"Consequent upon acceptance of resignation of Gurdeep Singh Sappal, CEO, RS TV, with effect from August 12, 2017, he is directed to hand over the charge of CEO, RSTV to Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharati," an order of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said.
Rajya Sabha TV is owned and operated by the upper house of Parliament and the vice president is its chairman.
In 2008, Rajya Sabha decided to start its own 24x7 TV channel and three years later, the decision was taken to hand over the reins of the proposed channel to Mr Sappal, who was appointed as its CEO.
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Prasar Bharati Chairman, A Surya Prakash, congratulated Mr Sappal and tweeted, "Change is in the air in Rajya Sabha TV. Very best to @shashidigital in added responsibility!"
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