Recent updates(Text of the discussion in Loksabha on20-12-2011 about Prasar Bharati amendment bill 2010.)
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Text of the discussion in Loksabha on 20-12-2011 about Prasar Bharati amendment bill 2010
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI CHOUDHURY MOHAN JATUA) moving the motion for consideration of the Bill, said: I seek the indulgence of the hon. Members of this august House regarding a long pending issue in Prasar Bharati about the ambiguity in the status of employees arising out of non-implementation of Section 11 of Prasar Bharati Act, 1990. The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 came into effect on 23-11-1997. However, the section 11 of the Act has not been implemented till date, i.e. the option under section 11 has not been called for from the employees for becoming employees of the Corporation, as there was stiff resistance from the employees for the same. The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Amendment Bill, 2011 is the outcome of the exhaustive exercise taken up by the Government on the recommendations of the GOM to streamline the functioning of Prasar Bharati.
The amendment of section 11 of the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 will settle the issue relating to the status of employees of Prasar Bharati, which remained uncertain for more than 14 years. Once the amendment is done, it will enable all the regular employees belonging to the cadre borne on Akashvani and Doordarshan who were recruited before 23-11-1997 i.e. the appointed day and in service of the Corporation on 1-4-2000 and those recruited between 23-11-1997 and 5-10-2007
to serve in Prasar Bharati on deemed deputation till retirement and to get all facilities such as Government accommodation, CGHS facility etc at par with the Central Government employees. READ MORE ON
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