Lok Sabha Question No. 4492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Shortage of Staff
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: THUPSTAN CHHEWANG, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4492

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.8.2016)

## SHORTAGE OF STAFF

## 4492.     SHRI THUPSTAN CHHEWANG: SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

## Will  the  MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  most  of  the  kendras  of  All  India  Radio  (AIR)  and  Doordarshan  (DD)  are facing acute shortage of technical and non-technical staff, if so, the details of vacant posts vis-a-vis sanctioned posts, DD/AIR and category-wise;
- (b)   the steps taken by the Government to improve the situation;
- (c)   the number of casual/contractual employees engaged by various kendras of DD/AIR in the country;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  for  regularisation  of  the  services  of  casual/ contractual employees working for a long period in the said kendras, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  recruit  adequate  staff  to  ensure satisfactory functioning of DDKs and AIR broadcasting centres?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  INFORMATION  AND BROADCASTING [COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]

(a) and (b): Though there are vacancies in All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD), there is a need to reassess actual requirement of staff in Prasar Bharati keeping in view changes  in  broadcast  technologies.  Prasar  Bharati  has  been  advised  to  carry  out  a Manpower Audit to identify posts actually needed to be filled up. Details of sanctioned posts category-wise in DD/ AIR are as under:

|         | Group-A   |   Group-B |   Group-C (including erstwhile Group-D) |   Total |
|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------|---------|
| AIR     | 2002      |      4571 |                                   19556 |   26129 |
| DD 1083 |           |      5964 |                                   13580 |   20627 |
| Total   | 3085      |     10535 |                                   33136 |   46756 |

(c):  Prasar  Bharati  has  intimated  that  there  are  8258  casual  Announcers,  2622  casual Compere and 97 contractual employees in various Stations of AIR. Prasar Bharati has further  informed  that  there  are  18  casual  employees  and  488  contractual  employees  in various Doordarshan Kendras.

(d):  Prasar Bharati has informed that at present there is no proposal under consideration for  regularization  of  casuals/  contractual  employees  empanelled  or  engaged  in  various Kendras/ Stations of DD/ AIR as the empanelment of casual assignees is on need basis as per program/ transmission exigencies and as per the terms and conditions of engagement/ empanelment of contractuals/ casuals, there is no provision for their regularisation.

(e):  Recruitment for the critically essential posts cleared by the Group of Ministers has been undertaken through Staff Selection Commission as a special dispensation with the approval  of  the  Government.  The  process  of  recruitment  of  2365  number  of  posts  in various Technical and Non-technical categories has been completed.

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