The board, on 15 March 2011, unanimously shortlisted five candidates for the post of DG of DD and AIR. However, within eight days, the board members were ‘asked’ by the I&B ministry to convey their order of 'preferences'
While the Union government always keep saying that Prasar Bharati, which controls All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD), is an autonomous body, when it comes to appointments for the top post, the autonomy vanishes, reveals a reply received under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The file-notings received through a RTI petition by Subhash Chandra Agrawal, reveals that eight out of nine members of Prasar Bharti Board including its chairperson, changed their decision made on 15 March 2011 for twin posts of Director Generals (DG) of DD and AIR. The preferences given by the board members were changed on 23rd March.
“Board's unanimous resolution passed on 15 March 2011 in this regard was signed by all the members during the meeting itself where file-notings clearly reveal that finalised short-listed names were according to preference of short-listed members. But there are no signatures of board members on the changed decision dated 23 March 2011, suggesting probability of fulfilling the formality of seeking ‘consent’ of members telephonically," Mr Agrawal alleged.
After the interviews held on 15 March 2011, the board short-listed three persons for DD and two persons for AIR for the post of DG. The names suggested after extensive interviews—in that order—were LD Mandloi, Tripurari Sharan (1985, IAS, Bihar), and Ramsubhag Singh (1987, IAS, Himachal Pradesh) for the post of DG, Doordarshan, while G Jayalal and LD Mandloi were short-listed for the post of DG, AIR.
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