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Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Broadcasting Corporation for India, to be known as Prasar Bharati, to define its composition, functions and powers and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
| Act Id | 199025 |
| Act Number | 25 |
| Enactment Date | 1990-09-12 |
| Act Year | 1990 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Enforcement Date | 15-09-1997 |
- PRELIMINARY
- PRASAR BHARATI (BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF INDIA)
- 3 Establishment and composition of Corporation
- 4 Appointment of Chairman and other Members
- 5 Powers and functions of Executive Member
- 6 Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairman and other Members
- 7 Removal and suspension of Chairman and Members
- 8 Meetings of Board
- 9 Officers and other employees of Corporation
- 10 Establishment of Recruitment Boards
- 11 Status of officers and employees
- 11A Section 11 not to apply to certain officers and employees
- 11B Transfer of posts of Akashvani and Doordarshan to Corporation
- 12 Functions and powers of Corporation
- 13 Parliamentary Committee
- 14 Establishment of Broadcasting Council, term of office and removal, etc., of members thereof
- 15 Jurisdiction of, and the procedure to be followed by, Broadcasting Council
- ASSETS, FINANCES AND ACCOUNTS
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 23 Power of Central Government to give directions
- 24 Power of Central Government to obtain information
- 25 Report to Parliament in certain matters and recommendations as to action against the Board
- 26 Office of member not to disqualify a Member of Parliament
- 27 Chairman, Members, etc., to be public servants
- 28 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 29 Authentication of orders and other instruments of Corporation
- 30 Delegation of powers
- 31 Annual report
- 32 Power to make rules
- 33 Power to make regulations
- 34 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
- 35 Power to remove difficulties
