New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Dainik Jagran editor-in-chief Sanjay Gupta has been appointed as part-time member of the Prasar Bharati Board. His tenure at the office will be till November 22, 2025. The announcement was made in an order released by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
Prasar Bharati, a statutory autonomous body under the I&B Ministry which was set up to oversee the functioning of Doordarshan and All India Radio, has recently added five new names to the board.
Along with Mr Gupta, music composer Salim Merchant, BJP spokesperson Shaina NC, media professional Alok Agrawal and senior journalist Ashok Kumar Tandon who was former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's media adviser have also made it to the new board.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 read with sub-section (4) of Section 4 and sub-section (3) of Section 6 of that Act, the President, on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, is pleased to appoint Salim Merchant, Alok Agrawal, Shaina NC, Sanjay Gupta and Ashok Kumar Tandon as part-time members in Prasar Bharati Board," a notification by the I&B Ministry said.
As part-time members of Prasar Bharati, Salim Merchant’s tenure will be till November 22, 2021, Alok Agrawal and Shaina NC’s till November 21, 2023 and Ashok Tandon’s till November 22, 2025.
The position of the chairman has been vacant since former chairman A Surya Prakash retired in February last year after finishing two terms.