The national broadcaster Prasar Bharati would go through revamping as the government has decided to trim and expose it to audits in order to make it leaner and better equipped to tackle growing competition from private players in the television and radio markets.
Prasar Bharati has finalised the terms of reference for the manpower audit and also invited bids for the work through the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd (BECIL). Sources said once the contract is signed, the trimming process will have to be completed within six months, with a mid-term assessment of progress after three months.
It will be subject to a 'comprehensive manpower audit' in line with the recommendations of the Sam Pitroda-led expert committee on Prasar Bharati. The committee, which was constituted by the UPA II and whose recommendations have been with the government since January 2014, was not implemented.
The Pitroda committee noticed that over the years, Prasar Bharati had accumulated a lot of flab that it needed to lose to become more efficient. The public broadcaster had not kept pace with the evolving media industry. On the one hand, while some equipment had become obsolete, some posts too had lost their relevance.
It will be subject to a 'comprehensive manpower audit' in line with the recommendations of the Sam Pitroda-led expert committee on Prasar Bharati. The committee, which was constituted by the UPA II and whose recommendations have been with the government since January 2014, was not implemented.
The Pitroda committee noticed that over the years, Prasar Bharati had accumulated a lot of flab that it needed to lose to become more efficient. The public broadcaster had not kept pace with the evolving media industry. On the one hand, while some equipment had become obsolete, some posts too had lost their relevance.
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