NEW DELHI: K Ganesan is being posted as the new director general of the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity in the Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry in place of G Mohanty, who has sought voluntary retirement.

Mohan C Handak takes the place of Ganesan as press registrar as the Registrar of Newspapers in India (RNI).

A P F Noronha will take place of Chandak as Director General of the Directorate of Field Publicity. Noronha was until now Director General (Media and Communications) in the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and also Officer on Special Duty in the Information & Broadcasting Ministry.

All these officers are senior officers of the Indian Information Service.