REGISTERED No. D-(D.)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 62] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1977/CHAITRA 29, 1899
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 19th April 1977
No 30/14/77-PRESS.—In pursuance of Government's declared policy on the functioning of press and of news agencies, it has been decided to appoint a Com- mittee to examine the functioning of Samachar and to make recommendations regarding its future set-up, The Committee is constituted as follows;
Chairman
1. Shri Kuldip Nayar
Members
2. Shri D. R. Mankekar 3 Shri C. R Irani 4, Shri A, K. Sarkar 5. Shri K R. Malkani 6 Shri Rahul Barpute 7. Shri Ishrat Ah Siddiqui 8. Shri K Chathunm Master 9. Shri Nikhil Chakravartty
10, Shri S. G. Munagekar
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12. Shri L. Dayal—Member Secretary.
2. The terms of reference of the Committee will be:—
(i) To review the situation arising from collection and dissemination of news by a single news agency within the country and abroad and make recommendations consistent with the freedom of press, inde- pendence of news ngencies, and possibilities of competitive service* freely to all users.
(ii) To report on the financial viability of 'Samachar' taking into account the granta-in-aid given by the Government to tide over its unsatis- factory financial situation.
(iii) To consider and make recommendations in regard to the personnel of 'Samachar', their emoluments, thexr integration and absorption* fitments and replacements viS'U-vis the erstwhile aews agencies.
(iv) To make suitable recommendations about the future set-up of 'Sama- char' and other forma of news agencies if suggested keeping hi view the need for providing complete, impartial, objective, accurate, and eountry-wide news service.
(v) To take a view on the functioning of 'Samachar' as a member of the News Agencies Pool of the Non-aligned Countries and its commit- ments with regard to bilateral arrangements with a number of news agencies of the non-aligned countries for mutual exchange of new* and the manner in which its obligation will be discharged,
(vl) To report on any other aspect of the problem relating to proper func- tioning of a news agency or news agencies.
S. The Committee may examine any other allied matter necessary to enabla It to make its recommendations on the future set up of 'Samachar'.
4. The Committee will consult newspaper managements and also working journalists, non-journalist workers and any other interested groups that it may consider desirable to consult.
5. The Committee will meet as often as considered necessary. The head- quarters of the Committee will be at New Delhi but it may visit such places as considered necessary for a proper and comprehensive study of the areas outlined above.
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6. The Committee will evolve Its own procedure.
1. The Committee may submit Its report as soori as possible but recommenda- tions on future set-up of the 'Samachar1 for immediate Implementation may be •ubmltted in three weeks' time.
8. Membership of this Committee will be honorary, but non-official memberi will be entitled to travelling and dally allowances in accordance with the Minis- try of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. No. 6/26/K IV/59, dated Sep- tember 5, 1960, as amended from time to time.
ORDER
Ordered that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to the Chairman, Members of the Committee, Prime Minister's Office, all Ministries and Depart- ments of Government of India and all State Governments and Union Territories.
Ordered also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India Extra- ordinary for general information
S M. H. BURNEY, Secy.
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