Section 13
Parliamentary Committee.
The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990
About this Act
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.
(1) There shall be constituted a Committee consisting of
twenty-two Members of Parliament, of whom fifteen from the House of the People to be elected by the
Members thereof and seven from the Council of States to be elected by the Members thereof in
accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote, to
oversee that the Corporation discharges its functions in accordance with the provisions of this Act and, in
particular, the objectives set out in section 12 and submit a report thereon to Parliament.
(2) The Committee shall function in accordance with such rules as may be made by the Speaker of the House of the People.
(2) The Committee shall function in accordance with such rules as may be made by the Speaker of the House of the People.