I&B Ministry, Prasar Bharati in tussle over appointment of director

Government wants to make exception to rules to appoint a bureaucrat for one term

Not all is well at public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) and the board of Prasar Bharati are at loggerheads over the appointment of a director in the governing board.

Sources aware of the development said that discontent is brewing at the top level of Prasar Bharati over a ministry instruction to appoint a serving IAS officer as Member (Personnel) of Prasar Bharati. Member (personnel) is responsible for all human resources and administrative decisions of the body and has a representation on the board. The controversy stems from the fact that Prasar Bharati Act 1990