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Monday, August 12, 2013

Prasar Bharati's Rs 280 crore debt to govt agencies

Source: Indiantelevision.com | Indiantelevision.com Team
8 August 2013 9:25 pm

NEW DELHI: The empire is striking back. The Indian government today said it is taking action at the appropriate level to recover Rs 279.64 crore that is owed by All India Radio and Doordarshan to different government agencies for usage of transponders on ISRO satellites and also the spectrum during 2011-12 and 2012-13.


Prasar Bharati is itself expected to pay the various Central/State/Paramilitary/police organisations the cost of safeguarding the infrastructure, installations, land, buildings of AIR and DD, (such as the Mumbai Kendra pictured here) located across the country


However, the government has already waived a sum of Rs 1349.54 crore that was due to various agencies till 31 March 2011 following the recommendation of the group of Ministers on Prasar Bharati in September 2011.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told Parliament today that Prasar Bharati...............................................


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