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New Delhi : Ms Neelam Kapur took over as Director General (DG), Sports Authority of India (SAI) on February 7, 2918. An Indian Information Service officer of 1982 batch, she has earlier handled important assignments in National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) and headed Directorate of Film Festivals, Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP) and Directorate of Field Publicity(DFP). During her stint in PIB as Principal Director General, Neelam Kapur was head of media operations for Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi in 2010, according to a PIB release.