India, Dec. 3 -- The ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has accepted the resignation of Navneet Kumar Sehgal as Chairman of Prasar Bharati, the country's public broadcaster, an official letter issued on Wednesday said.

Sehgal, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1988 batch from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, had taken over the role on March 16, 2024.

The ministry said in the letter, seen by HT, that it has accepted Sehgal's notice dated December 2, in which he submitted his resignation. As per Section 7(6) of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990, the government has accepted his resignation, it added.

The ministry further said that Sehgal is "hereby relieved from the services of Prasa...