Date: 2025-11-03Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 and sub section 5 of section 11 read with clause d of sub section 2 of section 33 of the Prasar Bharati Broadcasting Corporation of India Act,
Issued by Prasar Bharati
· Broadcasting Corporation of India
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from Prasar Bharati amending the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Director General (Akashvani) and Director General (Doordarshan) Recruitment Regulations, 2019. The amendment removes the requirement for candidates to be empanelled as Joint Secretary to the Government of India for the Director General (Akashvani) and Director General (Doordarshan) positions. The amendment comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette: November 3, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment of Regulations:** Prasar Bharati is amending the 2019 Recruitment Regulations for the Director General (Akashvani) and Director General (Doordarshan) positions.
* **Effective Date:** The amendments are effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Removal of Empanelment Requirement:**
* For both Director General (Akashvani) and Director General (Doordarshan) positions, the requirement that candidates be "empanelled as Joint Secretary to the Government of India" is removed from the eligibility criteria. Specifically, the words "and empanelled as Joint Secretary to the Government of India" shall be omitted from the regulations.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Candidates applying for the Director General (Akashvani) and Director General (Doordarshan) positions**
* **Impact:** The pool of eligible candidates may broaden as empanelment as Joint Secretary to the Government of India is no longer a prerequisite.
* **Action Required:** Potential candidates should be aware of the updated eligibility criteria when applying for these positions.
**Stakeholder: Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India)**
* **Impact:** The corporation may experience a change in the types and qualifications of candidates applying for these key leadership roles.
* **Action Required:** Prasar Bharati should update its internal recruitment processes and documentation to reflect the amended regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990: The primary law authorizing the establishment of Prasar Bharati and governing its functions.
Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Director General (Akashvani) and Director General (Doordarshan) Recruitment Regulations, 2019: The original regulations pertaining to the recruitment process for the Director Generals of Akashvani and Doordarshan, being amended by this notification.
Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India): The organization responsible for public broadcasting in India, and the primary entity affected by these regulations.
Akashvani: All India Radio, one of the services under Prasar Bharati whose Director General's recruitment regulations are being amended.
Doordarshan: Indian public service broadcaster, one of the services under Prasar Bharati whose Director General's recruitment regulations are being amended.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 709] िई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िवम्ब र 3, 2025/कार्तकव 12, 1947
No. 709] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025/KARTIKA 12, 1947
प्रसार भारती
(भारतीय प्रसारण जिगम)
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 3 िवम् बर, 2025
फा. स.ं एि-10/001(6)/2015-पीबीआरबी —प्रसार भारती (भारतीय प्रसारण जिगम) अजधजियम, 1990
(1990 का 25) की धारा 33 की उपधारा (2) के खडं (घ) के साथ पठित धारा 9 और धारा 11 की उपधारा (5) द्वारा प्रित्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, जिगम, केन्द्र सरकार के पूवव अिमु ोिि से, प्रसार भारती (भारतीय प्रसारण जिगम) महाजििेिक
(आकािवाणी) और महाजििेिक (िरू िििव ) (भती) जवजियम, 2019 को संिोजधत करि े के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जवजियम
बिाता ह,ै अथावत:-
1. सजं िप्त िीर्कव और प्रारंभ - (1) इि जवजियमों को प्रसार भारती (भारतीय प्रसारण जिगम) महाजििेिक (आकािवाणी)
एवं महाजििेिक (िरू िििव ) भती (संिोधि) जवजियम, 2025 कहा िा सकेगा।
(2) य ेरािपत्र में प्रकािि की जतजथ से प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. प्रसार भारती (भारतीय प्रसारण जिगम) महाजििेिक (आकािवाणी) एवं महाजििेिक (िरू ििवि) भती जवजियम, 2019
की अिुसूची म,ें-
(क) महाजििेिक (आकािवाणी) के पि से संबंजधत क्रम संख्या 1 के समि, स्ट्तंभ (11) म,ें खडं 1 के उपखंड (क) में, मि (iii)
म,ें "और भारत सरकार के संयिु सजचव के रूप म ेंसूचीबद्ध" िब्िों को हटा दिया िाएगा;
7312 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(ख) महाजििेिक (िरू ििवि) के पि स े संबंजधत क्रम संख्या 2 के समि, स्ट्तंभ (11) में, खंड 1 के उपखंड (क) म,ें मि (iii) म,ें
"और भारत सरकार के संयुि सजचव के रूप म ेंसूचीबद्ध" िब्िों को हटा दिया िाएगा।
संिीव कुमार सक्सेिा, अपर महाजििेिक
[जवज्ञापि-III/4/असा./444/2025-26]
िोट: मलू जवजियम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खडं 4, दििांक 02 जसतंबर, 2019, संख्या
एि-10/001(6)/2015-पीबीआरबी, दििांक 29 अगस्ट्त, 2019 में प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।
PRASAR BHARATI
(Broadcasting Corporation of India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd November, 2025
F. No. N-10/001(6)/2015-PBRB.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 and sub-section (5) of
section 11 read with clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 33 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of
India) Act, 1990 (25 of 1990), the Corporation, with the prior approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the
following regulations to amend the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Director General (Akashvani)
and Director General (Doordarshan) (Recruitment) Regulations, 2019, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These regulations may be called the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting
Corporation of India) Director General (Akashvani) and Director General (Doordarshan) Recruitment
(Amendment) Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Director General (Akashvani) and Director General
(Doordarshan) Recruitment Regulations, 2019, in the Schedule, -
(A) against serial number 1 relating to the post of Director General (Akashvani), in column (11), in clause I,
in sub-clause (a), in item (iii), the words " and empanelled as Joint Secretary to the Government of India"
shall be omitted;
(B) against serial number 2 relating to the post of Director General (Doordarshan), in column (11), in clause
I, in sub-clause (a), in item (iii), the words" and empanelled as Joint Secretary to the Government of India"
shall be omitted.
SANJEEV KUMAR SAXENA, Addl. Director General
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./444/2025-26]
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4,
dated 2nd September, 2019, vide number N-10/001(6)/2015-PBRB, dated 29th August, 2019.
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