18 Facts About Prasar Bharati

The Parliament of India passed the Prasar Bharati Act to grant this autonomy in 1990, but it was not enacted until 15 September 1997.

Prasar Bharati Act provides for the establishment of a Broadcasting Corporation, to be known as Prasar Bharati, and define its composition, functions, and powers.

Prasar Bharati has undertaken the single biggest reform in Television Broadcastingin India with the phasing out of more than 1200 obsolete Analog Terrestrial TV Transmitters.

Prasar Bharati has expanded social media base of DD and AIR with more than 300 Twitter handles, 190+ YouTube channels and NewsOnAir App with more than 2 Million downloads.

Old Technology Analogue Transmitters phased out – Rolling out broadcasting reforms at Doordarshan since 2017, Prasar Bharati has swiftly phased out obsolete broadcasting technologies like Analog Terrestrial TV Transmitters, paving way for paradigm shift to emerging technologies and new content opportunities.

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Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati claims that such growth of DD FreeDish is a result of a 2019 change in policy, “Changes were made to how FreeDish DTH slot was being auctioned.

In collaboration with Prasar Bharati, renowned Chef Sanjeev Kapoor has launched two new Dishes in the name of India's largest DTH platform DD FreeDish – 'DD FreeDish Hing ka Achar' and 'DD FreeDish Aam ki Launji'.

Since 2017, Prasar Bharati has shifted its focus to digital first which has rendered promising results with a digital network spread across more than 300 Twitter handles, 190 YouTube channels, multiple news websites and NewsOnAir App with more than two million downloads.

Prasar Bharati has collaborated with public broadcasters of more than 30 countries including Australia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Korea, Bangladesh and Nepal in the field of media and broadcasting.

Prasar Bharati engages in co-production, joint broadcasting and exchange of programmes across multiple genres.

Prasar Bharati has created a page on its website for more information related to DD Robocon 2022.

On 21 March 2022, Prasar Bharati signed an MoU with Special Broadcasting Service, Australia's public service broadcaster to boost co-operation in the field of broadcasting.

In December 2020, Prasar Bharati achieved another global milestone in broadcasting with the election of CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati as the Vice President of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, one of the largest broadcasting associations in the world.

In 2017, three years after Sam Pitroda-led expert committee on Prasar Bharati had recommended a comprehensive manpower audit of Doordarshan and All India Radio, media reports alleged that not only minimal action was taken on the Sam Pitroda Committee report of February 2014 to revitalise Prasar Bharati, but the Department of Expenditure had expressed its inability to undertake the work of manpower audit despite assurances in reply to several questions in the Parliament.

Happy to share that we are finally kicking off the manpower audit of Prasar Bharati, encompassing Doordarshan and Akashvani AIR, over the next many months.

Prasar Bharati Archives has contributed significantly to PradhanMantri Sangrahalaya, inaugurated by PM Modi on 14 April 2022, providing about 206 hours of audio and 53 hours of video content.

In October 2019, Prasar Bharati suspended a Chennai Doordarshan Kendra official citing "disciplinary proceedings".

In October 2021, a few media reports alleged that Prasar Bharati is shutting down transmission from DD Kalaburagi and DD Silchar.