Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said the number of vacant posts in the AIR as on December 1 last year is 10,081 and Doordarshan is 6,186.
He was responding to a question in Lok Sabha.
In response to another question, Tewari said there has been a significant increase in expenditure of Prasar Bharati in the wake of the various recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.
A gradual growth in the revenue of the Prasar Bharati is being witnessed, the I&B Minister said.