New Delhi, April 25 :  Senior IIS officer Manikant Thakur passed away this morning following COVID-19 infection.
He was admitted in the Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi.
Thakur was serving as Chief of Media in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a statement here today.
In his illustrious career of 30 years in IIS, he served in different departments of Ministry of I&B including Bureau of Outreach and Communication, News Services Division of AIR and DD News.
He held important responsibilities of Head of Reporting in AIR News and DD News.
Senior officials in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, All India Radio News and Doordarshan News along with Press Club of India have condoled the death of Thakur.
IIS community also remembered senior IIS officer Narendra Kaushal Additional Director General, Uttarakhand, who lost his fight against Corona on April 18 at AIIMS Rishikesh, a statement said.
Both the officers will be remembered for their professional competence and dedication to public service.(UNI)