Gurdeep Sappal resigns as Rajya Sabha TV CEO

Gurdeep Singh Sappal has resigned as Rajya Sabha TV CEO and Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been given the additional charge of the post.

“Following the acceptance of resignation of Gurdeep Singh Sappal, CEO, RS TV, with effect from August 12, 2017, he is directed to hand over the charge of CEO, RS TV, to Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharati,” an order of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said.

Rajya Sabha TV is owned and operated by the Upper House of Parliament, and the Vice-President is its chairman.

M. Venkaiah Naidu was sworn in as the 15th



Vice-President on Friday. His predecessor Hamid Ansari had two successive terms. In 2008, the Rajya Sabha decided to start its own 24x7 TV channel. Three years later, the decision was taken to hand over the reins of the channel to Mr. Sappal, who was appointed as its CEO. The limited broadcast of the channel was started in August 2011 and it went 24x7 on January 26, 2012.

Mr. Sappal, in a Facebook post, thanked Mr. Naidu for accepting his resignation.

Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash tweeted: “Change is in the air in Rajya Sabha TV. Very best to @shashidigital in added responsibility!”