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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 17th August 1977
No, F. 42011(2)/77-B(A) —In pursuance of Government's declared policy that All India Radio and Doordarshan should be freed from Government Control to ensure their functioning in a fair and objective manner, it has been decided to appoint a Working Group to examine the functioning of the All India Radio and Doordarshan and make recommendations regarding their future set-up. The Working Group is constituted as follows —
Chairman
(1) Shri B G Verghese
Member;,
(2) Shri V G Rajadhyaksha (3) Dr Malcolm Adiseshlah (4) Shri Charichal Sarkar (5) Shri P L Deshpande (6) Shri Unu Shankar Joshi (7) Shri A G Noorani
(797)
7Qg THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART I ^ S E C. 1(8) Shn J D. Sethi (9) Shri P. J. Fernandes
(10) Shri C R. Subramaniam
Member-Secretary
(11) Dr. Ishwar Dass
2. The terms of reference ol the Group will be'—
(a) To examine the functional, financial and legal aspects of the proposal to give full autonomy to Akashvam and Doordarshan, consistent with accountability to Parliament, keeping in mind the different forms of autonomous organisations existing in other democratic countries in .the matter of broadcasting;
(b) To suggest the form and the structure of the autonomous organisa-
tion^) and their relationship with Government,
(c) To consider and make recommendations in respect of the absorption, fitment and replacement of the p-ersonnel oi the two media in the event of grant of autonomous status;
(d) Formulate plan of action for expeditious implementation of the pro- posal, if the recommendation^, of the Working Group are accepted by Government;
(e) To examine any other allied matters nccessaiy to enable the Working Group to make its recommendations on the future set-up of the media
3. The Working Group may consult experts m Ihe media and any other per- sons that it may consider desirable to consult.
4 The Working Group will have its headquarters at New Delhi and meet as often as considered necessary, but it may visit such places in the country as considered necessary for proper and comprehensive study of the proposal.
5 The Working Group will evolve its own procedure 6. The Working Group may submit its report as soon as possib1e but within a period of three months from its constitution
7. Membership of this Working Group will be honorary, but non-official members will be entitled to travelling and daily a^owances in accordance with the Ministry of Finance, Department oi Expenditure O.M No 6/26/E, IV/59 dated September 5, 1960, as amended from time to time
ORDER
Ordered that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to the Chairman. Members of the Working Group, Prime Minister's Office, all Ministries and Departments of Government of India and all State Governments and Union Territories
Ordered also that the Resolution be published m the Gazette of India Extra- ordinary for general information,
S K SAHGAL, Secy
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