Prasoon Joshi Appointed Prasar Bharati Chairman:
The Government of India appointed noted lyricist and writer Prasoon Joshi as Chairman of Prasar Bharati, marking a key leadership change in public broadcasting.
- Prasar Bharati is a statutory autonomous public service broadcaster established under the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990, and became operational in 1997.
- It functions under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
- Prasar Bharati comprises Akashvani (All India Radio), one of the world’s largest radio networks, and Doordarshan, India’s national television broadcaster.
- It functions as India’s national public broadcasting organisation with the mandate of providing information, education, and entertainment services.
- Prasar Bharati has also launched Waves OTT platform for strengthening free-to-air OTT services in the spirit of public broad casting.
