The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has said that Indian pubcaster Prasar Bharati’s chief executive Shashi S. Vempati is officiating as the chairman of the pubcaster since early 2020.
Asked whether the posts of Chairman, Member (Finance) and Member (Personnel) in Prasar Bharati are vacant for a long time, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said in Lok Sabha (Lower House) on Tuesday, “CEO Prasar Bharati is officiating as the Chairman of the Board as per Section 8 of the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 since the term of previous Chairman Dr. A. Suryaprakash ended in February 2020.”
The Minister also informed that the post of Member (Finance) at Prasar Bharati has been filled up earlier December 2021, while the applications have been received for the post of Member (Personnel) after it was advertised.
The Lok Sabha was also informed that the Prasar Bharati Recruitment Board (PBRB) was fully functional at present and has held multiple sittings.