Profile of Mr Mayank Agrawal

Mr. Mayank Kumar Agrawal, Director General, Doordarshan has over a three decade long experience in the field of public communication with broadcast and digital media being his forte.  He is a senior officer of the Indian Information Service and concurrently holds the charge of Director General, Doordarshan News.

He has held senior positions in All India Radio, Press Information Bureau, Indian Institute of Mass Communication and National AIDS Control Organisation, Govt. of India. With Broadcast Journalism core of his work, he has been associated with several news shows and documentaries. He worked with UNICEF for production of popular health television serial “Kyunki Jeena Isi Kaa Naam Hai”.

His work in the field of AIDS awareness has been widely recognised.  He has made presentations in the International AIDS Conferences at Toronto, Mexico City, Vienna and ICAAP, Bali. He has been widely appreciated for Red Ribbon Express project in India in 2007 and 2009 for spreading awareness about HIV/ AIDS. He also headed NACO-UNDP project on HIV/ AIDS Mainstreaming.

As a major task in hand, he is presently working in close coordination with the CEO, Prasar Bharati on re-launching of DD India as an international news channel and revamping of the programmes of DD and its network.