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I&B ministry's orders in contempt of Parliament's Act: Prasar Bharati boss

Prasar Bharti also declined the proposal made by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) to hire two journalists, mentioning the higher remuneration

Surya Prakash
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The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) and the board of Prasar Bharati have been at loggerheads over several issues in last few weeks. 

The discontent is brewing over an appointment of a serving IAS officer as Member (Personnel) of Prasar Bharati. Prasar Bharati Act 1990 doesn’t allow a serving bureaucrat to be appointed permanently as — CEO, Member (finance) and Member (personnel) — in full-time positions which are the part of core management. However, I&B Ministry wants to make an exception to it. 

Prasar Bharti also declined the proposal made by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) to

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