Verghese committee ppt - B.G. Verghese 1977

Recommendations of Verghese Committe, Akash Bharti, National Broadcasting Trust ,All India Radio, Doordarshan.

1. Verghese committee Submitted By: Roll No. : paper 13 M.A. Mass Comm. - Sem 3 Submitted to : Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Presentation on

2. Contents Introduction Observations Formation & Reasons Recommendations Final Outcome Bibliography

3. Introduction The government constituted a committee known as Verghese committee on 17 August 1977. This committee’s main recommendation was “formation of Akash Bharti or the “ National Broadcasting Trust“, both for: AIR and Doordarshan. The chairman of this committee was an eminent journalist B.G. Verghese .

4. Observations The committee noted that the people want an independent corporation because, the executive, abetted by a captive parliament, shamelessly misused the Broadcasting during emergency and this must be prevented for all times.

5. Reasons behind formation of the Committee The opposition parties were demanding constantly that AIR and Doordarshan should be made free from government control. But the government never agreed. Indira Gandhi (then P.M.) said that AIR is a government organization and it will be made use of & for government purposes. I n 1977, Janta Party the first non-congress government at the center formed. It was committed to give autonomy to the powerful media of AIR and DD.

6. Recommendations Establish a national broadcasting trust by an act of parliament. Establish a board with the name of AKASHBHARTI. Board have 1 chairman + 11 member. Chairman and three members should be permanent. President, Lokpal and Chief Justice of Supreme Court will select the chairman and their members. Separation of AIR and DD. It will be autonomous body.

7. Final Outcome The committee submitted their report on 24 Feb 1978. The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha but before the passage of the bill the government fell.

8. Bibliography http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=116036 https://www.gktoday.in/gk/b-g-verghese-committee/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._G._Verghese

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