Indian Information Service officer Neelam Kapur on Wednesday was appointed as Director General (DG) of Sports Authority of India (SAI) .
An Indian Information Service officer of 1982 batch, Kapur has earlier handled important assignments in National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) and headed Directorate of Film Festivals, Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP) and Directorate of Field Publicity (DFP).
During her stint in Press Information Bureau (PIB) as Principal Director General, she was head of media operations for CommonWealth Games held in New Delhi in 2010.
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