Source: FirstPost.com | by Sindhu Bhattacharya
Jan 13, 2014
Will the UPA government have the guts to free Prasar Bharti of its clutches in an election year? It has made all the right noises so far and even constituted a panel headed by Sam Pitroda to study Prasar Bharti and make recommendations on its overhaul. Pitroda is widely expected to recommend that Prasar Bharati be made autonomous, as was desired by Parliament when it passed the Prasar Bharati Act. This will ensure that Prasar Bharti becomes a genuine public service broadcaster, benchmarked with global peers like BBC instead of remaining merely a government mouthpiece.
But autonomy will mean Prasar Bharti ceases to be under the control of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Will Pitroda's recommendations be followed? Speaking to Firstpost, Pitroda was careful with his words. "Autonomy is something everyone has strong views on. It is a very tricky, complex issue". He said a comprehensive report on restructuring Prasar Bharti will be submitted by......................
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/business/will-dd-all-india-radio-ever-cease-to-be-govt-mouthpieces-1336947.html?utm_source=ref_article
Jan 13, 2014
Will the UPA government have the guts to free Prasar Bharti of its clutches in an election year? It has made all the right noises so far and even constituted a panel headed by Sam Pitroda to study Prasar Bharti and make recommendations on its overhaul. Pitroda is widely expected to recommend that Prasar Bharati be made autonomous, as was desired by Parliament when it passed the Prasar Bharati Act. This will ensure that Prasar Bharti becomes a genuine public service broadcaster, benchmarked with global peers like BBC instead of remaining merely a government mouthpiece.
But autonomy will mean Prasar Bharti ceases to be under the control of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Will Pitroda's recommendations be followed? Speaking to Firstpost, Pitroda was careful with his words. "Autonomy is something everyone has strong views on. It is a very tricky, complex issue". He said a comprehensive report on restructuring Prasar Bharti will be submitted by......................
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/business/will-dd-all-india-radio-ever-cease-to-be-govt-mouthpieces-1336947.html?utm_source=ref_article
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