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1 · Short title, extent and commencement . — (1) This Act may be called the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990.

2 · Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1 · 15th September, 1997, vide Notifn . No. S.O. 509(E), dated 22nd July, 1997 , see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, s. 3(ii).

3 · Establishment and composition of Corporation . — (1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may by notification appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act a Corporation, to be known as the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India).

4 · Appointment of Chairman and other Members . — (1) The Chairman and the other Members, except the ex officio Members, the Nominated Member and the elected Members shall be appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a committee consisting of—

5 · Powers and functions of Executive Member . — The Executive Member shall be the Chief Executive of the Corporation and shall, subject to the control and supervision of the Board, exercise such powers and discharge such functions of the Board as it may delegate to him.

6 · Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairman and other Members . — 1 [(1) The Chairman shall be Part -time Member and shall hold office for a term of three years from the date on which he enters upon his office or until he attains the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier:

1 · Subs. by Act 12 of 2008, s. 2, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. f. 7 -2 -2008).

2 · [(2A) The Executive Member shall be a Whole-time Member and shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier:

7 · Removal and suspension of Chairman and Members . — (1) Subject to the provisions of sub -section (3), the Chairman or any other Member, except an ex officio Member, the Nominated Member and an elected Member, shall only be removed from his office by order of the President of India on the ground of misbehavior after the Supreme Court, on a reference being made to it by the President, has, on inquiry held in accordance with such procedure as the Supreme Court may by rules provide, reported that the Chairman or such other Member, as the case may be, ought, on such ground, be removed.

1 · Words “The Executive Member,” omitted by Act 12 of 2008, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-2-2008).

2 · Ins. by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 7-2-2008).

8 · Meetings of Board . — (1) The Board shall meet at such times and places and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings (including the quorum at meetings) as may be provided by regulations:

9 · Officers and other employees of Corporation . — (1) Subject to such control, restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed, the Corporation may appoint, after consultation with the Recruitment Board, the Director -General (Akashvani), the Director-General (Doordarshan) and such other officers and other employees as may be necessary.

10 · Establishment of Recruitment Boards . — (1) the Corporation shall, as soon as may be, after the appointed day and in such manner and subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, establish for the purposes of section 9, one or more Recruitment Boards consisting wholly of persons other than the Members, officers and other employees of the Corporation:

1 · [11. Status of officers and employees . — (1) All officers and employees recruited for the purposes of Akashvani or Doordarshan before the appointed day and in service in the Corporation as on the 1st day of April, 2000, shall be on deemed deputation to the Corporation with effect from the 1st day of April, 2000, and shall so continue till their retirement.

11A · Section 11 not to apply to certain officers and employees . — (1) The provisions of section 11 shall not apply to officers and employees of the Indian Information Service, the Central Secretariat Service or any other service borne on any cadre outside Akashvani or Doordarshan, who have been working in Akashvani or Doordarshan before the appointed day or in service in the Corporation after that day.

11B · . Transfer of posts of Akashvani and Doordarshan to Corporation . — (1) All posts in the erstwhile Akashvani and Doordarshan other than the posts borne on the strength of the cadres referred to in sub -section (2) shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Corporation with effect from the 1st day of April, 2000.

12 · Functions and powers of Corporation . — (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it shall be the primary duty of the Corporation to organise and conduct public broadcasting services to inform, educate and entertain the public and to ensure a balanced development of broadcasting on radio and television.

1 · Subs. by Act 6 of 2012, s. 2, for s . 11 (w.e.f. 8-3-2012).

13 · Parliamentary Committee . — (1) There shall be constituted a Committee consisting of twenty-two Members of Parliament, of whom fifteen from the House of the People to be elected by the Members thereof and seven from the Council of States to be elected by the Members thereof in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote, to oversee that the Corporation discharges its functions in accordance with the provisions of this Act and, in particular, the objectives set out in section 12 and submit a report thereon to Parliament.

14 · Establishment of Broadcasting Council, term of office and removal, etc., of members thereof . — (1) There shall be established, by notification, as soon as may be after the appointed day, a Council, to be known as the Broadcasting Council, to receive and consider complaints referred to in section 15 and to advise the Corporation in the discharge of its functions in accordance with the objectives set out in section 12.

15 · Jurisdiction of, and the procedure to be followed by, Broadcasting Council . — (1) The Broadcasting Council shall receive and consider complaints from—

16 · Transfer of certain assets, liabilities, etc., of Central Government to Corporation . —A —As from the appointed day , —

17 · Grants, etc., by Central Government . — For the purposes of enabling the Corporation to discharge its functions efficiently under this Act, the Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Corporation in each financial year,—

18 · Fund of Corporation . — (1) The Corporation shall have its own Fund and all the receipts of the Corporation (including the amounts which stand transferred to the Corporation under section 16) shall be credited to the Fund and all payments by the Corporation shall be made therefrom.

19 · Investment of moneys . — The Corporation may invest its moneys in the securities of the Central Government or any State Government or in such other manner as may be prescribed.

20 · Annual Financial Statement of the Corporation . — (1) The Corporation shall prepare, in each financial year, an Annual Financial Statement for the next financial year showing separately—

21 · Accounts and audit of Corporation . — (1) The Corporation shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.

22 · [Corporation not liable to be taxed.] Omitted by Act 20 of 2002, s. 163 (w.e.f.1-4-2003).

23 · Power of Central Government to give directions . — (1) The Central Government may, from time to time as and when occasion arises, issue to the Corporation such directions as it may think necessary in the interests of the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India or the security of the State or preservation of public order requiring it not to make a broadcast on a matter specified in the direction or to make a broadcast on any matter of public importance specified in the direction.

24 · Power of Central Government to obtain information . — The Central Government may require the Corporation to furnish such information as that Government may consider necessary.

25 · Report to Parliament in certain matters and recommendations as to action against the

26 · Office of member not to disqualify a Member of Parliament . — It is hereby declared that the office of the member of the Broadcasting Council or of the Committee constituted under section 13 shall not disqualify its holder for being chosen as, or for being, a Member of either House of Parliament.

27 · Chairman, Members, etc., to be public servants . — The Chairman and every other Member, every officer or other employee of the Corporation and every member of a Committee thereof, the President and every member of the Broadcasting Council or every member of a Regional Council or a Recruitment Board shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

28 · Protection of action taken in good faith . —N —No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Corporation , the Chairman or any Member or officer or other employee thereof or the President or a member of the Broadcasting Council or a member of a Regional Council or a Recruitment Board for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or of any rules or regulations made thereunder.

29 · Authentication of orders and other instruments of Corporation . —A —All orders and decisions of the Corporation shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairman or any other Member authorised by the Corporation in this behalf and all other instruments executed by the Corporation shall be authenticated by the signature of the Executive Member or by any officer of the Corporation authorised by him in this behalf.

30 · Delegation of powers . — The Corporation may, by general or special order, delegate to the Chairman or any other Member or to any officer of the Corporation, subject to such conditions and limitations, if any, as may be specified therein, such of its powers and duties under this Act as it may deem fit.

31 · Annual report . — (1) The Corporation shall prepare once in every calendar year, in such form and within such time as may be prescribed, an annual report giving a full account of its activities (including the recommendations and suggestions made by the Broadcasting Council and the action taken thereon) during the previous year and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before each House of Parliament.

32 · Power to make rules . — (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

1 · [(f) the terms and conditions of service in the Corporation of officers and employees under sub -section (2) of section 11A;

1 · Subs. by Act 6 of 2012, s. 3, for cl . (f) (w.e.f. 8-3-2012).

33 · Power to make regulations . — (1) The Corporation may, by notification, make regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder for enabling it to perform its functions under this Act.

1 · [(d) the conditions of service of officers and employees under sub-section (5) of section 11;]

34 · Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament . — Every rule and every regulation made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation, or both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such

1 · Subs. by Act 6 of 2012, s. 4, for cl . (d) (w.e.f. 8-3-2012).

2 · Cl . (e) omitted by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 8-3-2012).

35 · Power to remove difficulties . — If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order, published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as it may deem necessary, for the removal of the difficulty:

2 · The Corporation is conceived of as a single unit with two distinct wings-Radio and Television respectively. The proposed structure takes into account the need for ensuring that Radio and Television, which belong to two distinct cultures, are enabled to evolve and grow in terms of their own genius while, at the same time, ensuring a commonality in overall approach which alone can ensure that the requirements of the people in terms of entertainment, information and education are met.

3 · The Corporation will have a Board of Governors comprising a Chairman, an Executive Governor, a Governor who would be responsible for finance and a Governor in charge of personnel matters. Besides, these full-time functionaries, the Board will also have six part-time Governors -people of eminence drawn from diverse walks of life. The Governors will be appointed by the President of India on the recommendations of as Committee headed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and consisting of the Chairman of the Press Council of India and a nominee of the President of India.

4 · The Corporation will, while discharging its functions, be guided by specified objectives, with emphasis on upholding the unity and integrity of the country, nurturing the democratic and social values enshrined in the Constitution and projecting the varied cultural traditions of different regions of the country.

5 · The Executive Governor shall be the Chief Executive of the Corporation responsible for its day-to-day administration.

6 · The Bill also provides for the establishment of a Broadcasting Council, consisting of a President and ten other Members appointed by the President of India. This Council will ensure that the citizen's right to he informed freely, truthfully and objectively is fully protected and that the Corporation does not stray from the objective of ensuring adequate coverage to the country's diverse culture, and of catering to the various sections of society. This Council will consider complaints about programmes broadcast by the Corporation in this context and render suitable advice to the Board of Governors.

7 · In addition to making provisions regarding establishment and composition of the Corporation, appointment and removal of the Governors of the Corporation, the Bill also provides for transfer of properties and funds at present vested in the Central Government for the purpose of Akashvani and Doordarshan to the Corporation, transfer of employees of Akashvani and Doordarshan to the Corporation and other ancillary matters and the establishment of Recruitment Boards for recommending the appointment of officers and other employees of the Corporation.

8 · The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.

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