PRASAR BHARATI EMPLOYEES ARE NOW GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ON DEEMED DEPUTATION
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Shri C.M.Jatua,
informed Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on
his question on Prasar Bharati employees that on the recommendations of
the Group of Ministers, the Cabinet has decided that all the employees
borne on the cadres of AIR and Doordarshan, who were regularly recruited
upto 05.10.2007 will be Government employees on ‘deemed deputation’ till
retirement with all facilities at par with Central Government employees.
The employees recruited after 05.10.2007 shall be Prasar Bharati (PB)
employees and that a Bill to further amend the Prasar Bharati
(Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990, containing these
provisions, has been passed by the Rajya Sabha on 08.12.2011, minister said.
Regarding the demand of some employees pertaining to pay parity with
the 11 categories of employees and the demand regarding repealing of
Prasar Bharati Act , the assets of AIR and Doordarshan should be with
the Central Government. Minister said that these demands were placed
before the Group of Ministers on Prasar Bharati, who have recommended
for setting up of Committee of Joint Secretaries comprising of Joint
Secretaries, one each from the Ministry Finance (Department of
Expenditure), Ministry of Personnel (Department of Personnel and
Training), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Law &
Justice (Department of Legal Affairs) may be constituted to look into
specific issues relating to disparity in pay scales and other related
issues for categories of employees that are exclusive to M/o I&B/PB,
arising out of upgraded pay scales granted t0 11 categories of
employees of PB.
The Committee of Joint Secretaries has submitted its report to the Group
of Ministers. Group of Ministers considered the report of Committee of
Joint Secretaries in its meeting held on 23.6.10 and has directed to
obtain the views of the concerned employee associations and that the
recommendations of the Committee of Joint Secretaries thereon may be
places before the Group of Ministers for taking a final view on the
matter, minister said.
SHANTARAM NAIK
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