The Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting has constituted an Expert Committee for the
purpose of reviewing the institutional frame work of Prasar Bharati including
its relationship with Government, its continuing role as a public broadcaster
and measures needed to ensure technical upgradation
of the organization. The composition of the Expert Committee is as under:-
- Sam Pitroda,
Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public
Information
Infrastructure & Innovations - Chairman
- Asha Swaroop, IAS(Retd) and former Secretary to the Govt. of
India - Member
- Dr. B.K. Gairola,
Mission Director (e-Governance) - Member
- Sh. Shekhar Kapur, Member of the National Innovation Council -
Member.
- Prof. M.P. Gupta, IIT Delhi - Member
- Sh. Jitendra
Shankar Mathur, Additional
Secretary and nominated
member on Prasar Bharati Board.
- Shri Jawhar Sircar, Chief Executive, Prasar Bharati - Member
(Convenor)
The terms of reference
of the Committee are as follows:-
1-To suggest measures to sustain,
strengthen and amplify Prasar Bharati`s role as a
Public Broadcaster with special reference to its relationship with Government
in the emerging context.
2- To review the status of
implementation of the recommendations made by various committees that have
undertaken study of Prasar Bharati, namely, the Sengupta
committee, the Bakshi Committee and the Narayanamurthy committee and suggest a road map ahead for
enhancing the reach and potential of Prasar Bharati.
3-
To suggest measures to digitize
the archival material in the possession of Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio
(AIR) including material from Independence Movement era, and develop enabling
infrastructure, in the form of data digitalization systems, data centers and
networks etc.
4-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).
5-
To suggest a strategy for
creating a network of domestic and overseas business partners for ensuring
wider reach to a worldwide audience including creating an exclusive overseas
service.
Any other statutory issue that
the Committee may like to consider.
