Lok Sabha Question No. 161 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Vacant Posts in Doordarshan and Akashwani
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Ajay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 161 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021)

## VACANT POSTS IN DOORDARSHAN AND AKASHWANI *161. SHRI AJAY BHATT:

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

- (a) the details of various categories of posts lying vacant in the Directorate  General,  Doordarshan  and  Directorate  General,  Akashwani  as on date;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to fill the vacancies in Himalayan States of the country including Uttarakhand;
- (c) the status and progress made in filling up the vacancies as a result thereof; and
- (d) the time limit fixed for the purpose?

## ANSWER

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

(a) To (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *161 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 12.02.2021 ON VACANT POSTS IN DOORDARSHAN AND AKASHWANI.

(a): The information is given in the enclosed Annexure.

(b)  &  (c):  Prasar  Bharati  Recruitment  Board  has  been  constituted  on 01.07.2020  in  accordance  with  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting Notification dated 12.02.2020, for filling up of Direct Recruitment vacancies in  Akashvani (All India Radio) and Doordarshan 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 has been 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.  220  vacant  posts  were filled up in the Himalayan States including Uttarakhand.

As regards filling up of the vacancies by promotion, continued efforts have  been  made  by  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  and  Prasar Bharati in accordance with extant instructions of Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T).

(d): Every effort is made to fill up the posts expeditiously.  Promotions and recruitment are on-going processes depending upon vacancies available on a year to year basis, as such no time limit can be given.

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Annexure Groupwise Vacancy details in respect of Doordarshan

| Group   | Sanctioned Posts   |   Employees in position | Vacancies   |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
| A       | 1116               |                     494 | 622         |
| B       | 4183               |                    2112 | 2071        |
| C       | 16401              |                    8847 | 7554        |
| Total   | 21700*             |                   11453 | 10247*      |

*2038 posts abolished from Annual Direct Recruitment Plan (ADRP) 2002 to ADRP 2008-09 by MIB.

Groupwise Vacancy details in respect of Akashwani

| Group   |   Sanctioned Posts |   Employees in position |   Vacancies |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
| A       |               2002 |                     800 |        1202 |
| B       |              12056 |                    7128 |        4928 |
| C       |              12071 |                    6115 |        5956 |
| Total   |              26129 |                   14043 |       12086 |

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