![]() ![]() The Union government earmarked around Rs 2,800 crores in budget 2018-19 towards Prasar Bharati. ![]() It’s a bit like finance minister Arun Jaitley making it hard for the RBI to pay its staff because he does not like the interest rates. If the standoff continues, the broadcaster will run out of money by April. New Delhi: At war with Prasar Bharati over its refusal to pay nearly Rs 3 crore as fees to a private company at the cost of national television channel Doordarshan, I&B minister Smriti Irani has taken the unprecedented step of withholding funds the public broadcaster needs to pay the salaries of its employees.Īs a result of her punitive action – unparalleled in the history of the government of India – Prasar Bharati (PB) has had to pay staff salaries for January and February out of a contingency fund, Surya Prakash, chairman of the PB board, told The Wire. Chairman of the Prasar Bharati board Suraya Prakash (left) and information and broadcasting minister Smriti Irani (right).
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