India, May 3 -- The Union ministry of information and broadcasting on Saturday appointed lyricist and communications expert Prasoon Joshi as the chairman of Prasar Bharati, with Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hailing the move as enabling "renewed energy" and "a fresh creative voice" for the broadcasting agency.

The post had been vacant for the last five months after the abrupt resignation of former chairman Navneet Kumar Sehgal, a 1988-batch retired IAS officer, in December 2025, after serving for 20 months.

A note accessed by HT showed that the ministry accepted Sehgal's resignation under Section 7(6) of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990, on December 2.

Joshi, who has served as the chairperson for...