The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting appointed former Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati as the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

Mr. Vempati’s appointment as the Chairperson of the CBFC comes days after Prasoon Joshi’s appointment as the Chairman of Prasar Bharati.

An, alumnus of IIT-Bombay, Mr. Vempati was the CEO of Prasar Bharati from 2017 to 2022.

He was the youngest and first non-bureaucrat to hold the public office since its creation in 1997. He also held additional charge as CEO of Rajya Sabha from August 2017 to May 2019.

Recently, on May 2, 2026, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting appointed Mr. Joshi as the Chairman of Prasar Bharati. Mr. Joshi had earlier served as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Mumbai, since August 2017.