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IPR Director
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 25 2016:
Meghachandra Kongbam, Additional Director, IPR has been given the charge of Director, IPR, Manipur.
According to an order issued by the DP, Govt of Manipur, Meghachandra Kongbam, Addl Director, IPR will hold the charge of Director, IPR in his grade pay in addition to his normal duties without any extra remuneration with immediate effect and until further orders in public interest.
Bio data of Meghachandra Kongbam : After graduating in Science from Gauhati University, he passed the post graduate degree in Journalism from Benaras Hindu University in 1979.He is the first person from Manipur to have received journalism degree from a recognised university.
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He received advanced training in Video and Photo for Development from the Indian Insitute of Mass communication, New Delhi in 1988 .
He joined the DIPR, Manipur as District Information Officer in 1981 through MPSC.
During the tenure of Dr Ng Bijoy as VC of Manipur University, he was entrusted with Phanjoubam Tarapot PTI and M Saratchandra of MU to formulate the syllabus of the Journalism Department of Manipur University.
He along with Saratchandra conducted the entrance examination of the first batch of the Journalism course of MU.
He was the course Director of the vocational course of Journalism for 10 +2 students introduced by SCERT.
The course was opened at Johnstone Higher Secondary School.
He along with other experts formulated the syllabus and wrote textbooks for journalism students.
He is presently serving as treasurer of the Benaras Hindu University Journalism Alumni Association (BHUJAA) headed by Rajiv Kumar Shukla, the Deputy Director General (Programmes) of All India Radio, New Delhi.
This is for the first time that the DIPR Manipur is headed by a media professional as Director.
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