Prasar Bharati's 1997-07 recruitments 'deemed deputation'

Source of Article: Business Standard, Business Standard

November 2, 2011

 

BS Reporter New Delhi In what would provide respite to employees at Prasar Bharati, the government today approved amendments to the law governing the public broadcaster, making it clear that recruitments done during a 10-year period from November 1997 to October 2007 will be considered as "deemed deputation" till retirement.

"This will make the status of employees recruited between November 23, 1997 and October 5, 2007 — they are on deemed deputation to Prasar Bharati till their retirement — absolutely clear and unambiguous," an official statement said.

The specified posts are officers and employees of the Indian Information Service, the Central Secretariat Service or any cadre outside Akashvani and Doordarshan, but connected to Prasar Bharati.

The employees under this category were apprehensive about their promotional prospects, especially in relation to those who were directly recruited for Prasar Bharati.

The Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in August last year. It was subsequently referred to the Standing Committee, which has since submitted its report.