Lok Sabha Question No. 349 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Shortage of Staff in Radio Stations
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *349 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021)

## SHORTAGE OF STAFF IN RADIO STATIONS *349. SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGHBHAI CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  many  radio  stations  in  various States are facing shortage of officers/ staff;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Gujarat; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to address the issue for smooth broadcasting of various programmes from these stations?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *349 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021 ON SHORTAGE OF STAFF IN RADIO STATIONS. (a)  to  (c):  Yes,  Sir.  Prasar  Bharati  Recruitment Board has been constituted on 01.07.2020 in accordance with Ministry of Information & Broadcasting notification dated 12.02.2020  for vacancies carrying scale of pay less than that  of  a  Joint  Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India.  The  process  of recruitment to fill up the backlog vacancies for physically impaired persons is already initiated by the Board. Before establishment of Prasar Bharati Recruitment Board, limited recruitment  has  been  undertaken  as  a  special  dispensation  through  Staff Selection Commission  for  Critical Group  'B' and  Group 'C' vacancies, approved by the Government on an All India basis in 2013. As a result, 1358 officers have finally joined in various States including Gujarat. As regards filling up of the vacancies by promotion, continued efforts have been made by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Prasar Bharati in accordance with extant instructions  of  DoP&T.  Promotions  are  an  ongoing process  and  every  effort is made  to  fill  up  the  posts  by  promotion expeditiously. Further, the Manpower Audit of Prasar Bharati has been carried out which has  found  key  gaps  in  Prasar  Bharati's  existing  manpower  mix  and  skill capabilities due to changes in technology, I.T. enablement and automation. The Manpower Audit has recommended several steps to phase out obsolete technologies and unviable services, automate and IT enable key operations and to outsource non-core activities so as to bring the  manpower requirements in line with global best practices in Public Broadcasting. State/  UT-wise  (including  Gujarat)  details  of  shortage  of  officers/  staff  for broadcasting of various programmes from Radio Stations are at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *349  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 19.03.2021 ON SHORTAGE OF STAFF IN RADIO STATIONS.

State/ UT-wise (including Gujarat) Details of Shortage of Officers/ Staff for Broadcasting from Radio Stations

| S. No.   | State/Union Territories   | Engineering Wing   | Engineering Wing   | Engineering Wing   | Programme Wing   | Programme Wing   | Programme Wing   |
|----------|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|          |                           | Sanctioned         | Filled             | Vacant             | Sanctioned       | Filled           | Vacant           |
| 1        | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR         | …                  | …                  | …                  | 40               | 8                | 32               |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 199                | 149                | 50                 | 288              | 92               | 196              |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 204                | 105                | 99                 | 97               | 18               | 79               |
| 4        | ASSAM                     | 398                | 255                | 143                | 205              | 55               | 150              |
| 5        | BIHAR                     | 139                | 92                 | 47                 | 159              | 61               | 98               |
| 6        | CHATTISGARH               | 120                | 94                 | 26                 | …                | …                | …                |
| 7        | GOA                       | 66                 | 42                 | 24                 | 52               | 13               | 39               |
| 8        | GUJARAT                   | 207                | 147                | 60                 | 231              | 72               | 159              |
| 9        | HARYANA                   | 47                 | 32                 | 15                 | 74               | 15               | 59               |
| 10       | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 95                 | 60                 | 35                 | 76               | 12               | 64               |
| 11       | JHARKHAND                 | 116                | 86                 | 30                 | 113              | 40               | 73               |
| 12       | KARNATAKA                 | 307                | 216                | 91                 | 334              | 118              | 216              |
| 13       | KERALA                    | 165                | 175                | -10                | 258              | 105              | 153              |
| 14       | MADHYA PRADESH            | 335                | 280                | 55                 | 455              | 121              | 334              |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA               | 600                | 477                | 123                | 621              | 213              | 408              |
| 16       | MANIPUR                   | 103                | 87                 | 16                 | 72               | 28               | 44               |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA                 | 127                | 83                 | 44                 | 98               | 31               | 67               |
| 18       | MIZORAM                   | 110                | 53                 | 57                 | 55               | 12               | 43               |
| 19       | NAGALAND                  | 132                | 98                 | 34                 | 66               | 24               | 42               |

| 20   | ODISHA                                 | 285   | 161   | 124   | 257   | 69   | 188   |
|------|----------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|
| 21   | PUDUCHERRY                             | …     | …     | …     | 56    | 14   | 42    |
| 22   | PUNJAB                                 | 123   | 74    | 49    | 113   | 34   | 79    |
| 23   | RAJASTHAN                              | 355   | 250   | 105   | 342   | 114  | 228   |
| 24   | SIKKIM                                 | 48    | 29    | 19    | 29    | 12   | 17    |
| 25   | TAMIL NADU                             | 458   | 334   | 124   | 389   | 136  | 253   |
| 26   | TELANGANA                              | 141   | 112   | 29    | …     | …    | …     |
| 27   | TRIPURA                                | 127   | 76    | 51    | 339   | 95   | 244   |
| 28   | WEST BENGAL                            | 361   | 259   | 102   |       |      |       |
| 29   | UTTAR PRADESH                          | 437   | 299   | 138   | 423   | 142  | 281   |
| 30   | UTTARAKAND                             | 101   | 60    | 41    | 43    | 14   | 29    |
| 31   | CHANDIGARH                             | 16    | 11    | 5     | 52    | 19   | 33    |
| 32   | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 23    | 16    | 7     | …     | …    | …     |
| 33   | DELHI                                  | 736   | 494   | 242   | 492   | 181  | 311   |
| 34   | JAMMU & KASHMIR                        | 371   | 190   | 181   | 246   | 56   | 190   |
|      | TOTAL                                  | 7052  | 4896  | 2156  | 6075  | 1924 | 4151  |