Manohar Lal Khattar's former media adviser Amit Arya appointed vice-chancellor of Haryana university
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, also the chancellor of the university, announced the appointment through a notification issued by the Raj Bhavan.
'Consequent upon the recommendation of the Government of Haryana, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sub-section 1 & 2 of Section 11 of Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak Act, 2014, I, Bandaru Dattatraya, Governor of Haryana and Chancellor of Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak, hereby appoint Dr. Amit Arya as Vice-Chancellor, Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak, for a period of three years or till he attains the age of 70 years whichever is earlier with effect from the date he assumes the charge of his office,' the notification stated.
'The terms and conditions of the appointment will be determined on the advice of the state government, later on,' the notification added.
Arya resigned as Khattar's media adviser in October 2023 and was soon after appointed senior media consultant under the Central government. Under that appointment, Arya was responsible for promoting the Central government's schemes and providing recommendations to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He was charged with several states, including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, as well as the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
He returned to journalism a few months ago and worked with ITV as a senior consulting editor.
Arya has a PhD in journalism and mass communication from Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies. Hailing from Haryana, he has spent nearly two decades in journalism in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. He is also an alumnus of Himachal Pradesh University, where he was actively involved in the student movement during his time as a student and served as the student union secretary.
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