Pitroda panel submits report on Prasar Bharati's future

January 24, 2014 14:47

A high-level committee headed by technocrat Sam Pitroda that was set up last January to look into the role of the public broadcaster Prasar Bharati, today submitted its report to Information and Broadcasting minister Manish Tewari.

The seven-member expert committee was set up "for the purpose of reviewing the institutional framework of Prasar Bharati including its relationship with government, its continuing role as a public broadcaster and measures needed to ensure technical upgradation of the organisation."

The committee was to review the status of implementation of recommendations made by various committees that have undertaken studies on Prasar Bharati --- the Sengupta committee, the Bakshi committee and the Narayanamurthy committee -- and suggest a road map ahead for enhancing the reach and potential of the broadcaster.

It was also meant to suggest measures to digitise the archival material in the possession of Doordarshan and All India Radio including material from Independence movement era, and develop enabling infrastructure, in the form of data digitalisation systems, data centres and networks.

The committee's brief was also to suggest ways of using the new media to deliver digital content -- both in broadcast mode (DTH) and in a demand-based mode (Free on social media like You-Tube, and on payment through IPTV).

Apart from Pitroda, other members of the committee were former I&B Secretary Asha Swaroop, Dr B K Gairola, mission director (e-governance), Shekhar Kapur, member of the National Innovation Council, Prof M P Gupta of IIT Delhi and J S Mathur, additional secretary, I&B ministry. Jawhar Sircar, chief executive, Prasar Bharati, was the nember (convenor) of the committee.

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