Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990
Bare Act · 1990
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Broadcasting Corporation for India, to be known as Prasar Bharati, to define its composition, functions and powers and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Act number
- 25 of 1990
- Enacted
- 12 September 1990
- Contents
- 37 sections · 5 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation Of India)
- Section 3 – Establishment and composition of Corporation
- Section 4 – Appointment of Chairman and other Members
- Section 5 – Powers and functions of Executive Member
- Section 6 – Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairman and other Members (preview)
- Section 7 – Removal and suspension of Chairman and Members (preview)
- Section 8 – Meetings of Board (preview)
- Section 9 – Officers and other employees of Corporation (preview)
- Section 10 – Establishment of Recruitment Boards (preview)
- Section 11 – Status of officers and employees (preview)
- Section 11B – Transfer of posts of Akashvani and Doordarshan to Corporation (preview)
- Section 12 – Functions and powers of Corporation (preview)
- Section 13 – Parliamentary Committee (preview)
- Section 14 – Establishment of Broadcasting Council, term of office and removal, etc., of members thereof (preview)
- Section 15 – Jurisdiction of, and the procedure to be followed by, Broadcasting Council (preview)
Sections
Chapter III — Assets, Finances And Accounts
- Section 16 – Transfer of certain assets, liabilities, etc., of Central Government to Corporation (preview)
- Section 17 – Grants, etc., by Central Government (preview)
- Section 18 – Fund of Corporation (preview)
- Section 19 – Investment of moneys (preview)
- Section 20 – Annual Financial Statement of the Corporation (preview)
- Section 21 – Accounts and audit of Corporation (preview)
- Section 22 – [Omitted.] (preview)
Chapter IV — Miscellaneous
- Section 23 – Power of Central Government to give directions (preview)
- Section 24 – Power of Central Government to obtain information (preview)
- Section 25 – Report to Parliament in certain matters and recommendations as to action against the Board (preview)
- Section 26 – Office of member not to disqualify a Member of Parliament (preview)
- Section 27 – Chairman, Members, etc., to be public servants (preview)
- Section 28 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 29 – Authentication of orders and other instruments of Corporation (preview)
- Section 30 – Delegation of powers (preview)
- Section 31 – Annual report (preview)
- Section 32 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 33 – Power to make regulations (preview)
- Section 34 – Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament (preview)
- Section 35 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)