New Govt to retain autonomy of Prasar Bharati: Javadekar

The new governmentat the Centre will retain the autonomy of Prasar Bharati, Information andBroadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.

It was established through an act whichsafeguards its autonomy, he said after launching state-of-the-arthigh-definition DSNG vans at Doordarshan Bhawan here.

   

“Autonomy of the Prasar Bharati is important.We will retain it… We want Prasar Bharati to work smoothly and bring newprogrammes and find new dimensions,” Javadekar said.

The minister lauded public broadcasters DDand All India Radio (AIR) for their credible programmes and coverage and askedofficials to promote channels like DD Bharati.

He said the new vans will help DD incollection of high quality visuals from the outdoor spots.

DD News has acquired 17 high definition DSNGvans which are capable of transmitting signal in HD and multi cameraproduction.

Prasar Bharati Chairman Suryaprakash saidthe public broadcaster is moving ahead in the direction of “SabkaVishwas” policy propounded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Information and Broadcasting Secretary AmitKhare said a three-year plan has been approved by the government to develop theinfrastructure of Prasar Bharati at an expenditure of Rs 1,054 crore.

“There are many channels in the countrywhich claim to be the fastest but DD and AIR command the highestcredibility,” he said.TheDD and AIR  have the highest numbers ofviewers and listeners in the country, he added.

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