Act Number: 25

Act Name: The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990

Year: 1990

Enactment Date: 1990-09-12

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Department:

Section 32: Power to make rules.
    (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
     (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
         (a) the salaries and allowances and conditions of service in respect of leave, pension (if any), provident fund and other matters in relation to the Whole-time Members under sub-section (7) of section 6;
         (b) the allowances payable to the Chairman and Part-time Members under sub-section (8) of section 6;
         (c) the control, restrictions and conditions subject to which the Corporation may appoint officers and other employees under sub-section (1) of section 9;
         (d) the manner in which and the conditions and restrictions subject to which a Recruitment Board may be established under sub-section (1) of section 10;
         (e) the qualifications and other conditions of service of the members of a Recruitment Board and their period of office under sub-section (2) of section 10;
         1[(f) the terms and conditions of service in the Corporation of officers and employees under sub-section (2) of section 11A;
         (ff) the manner and the terms and conditions subject to which matters relating to the posts borne on the strength of the cadres of the Indian Information Service, the Central Secretariat Service or any other cadre outside Akashvani or Doordarshan shall be determined under sub-section (2) of section 11B;]
         (g) the salary and allowances and conditions of service in respect of leave, pension (if any), provident fund and other matters in relation to the President of the Broadcasting Council under sub-section (5) of section 14;
         (h) the allowances payable to other members of the Broadcasting Council and the members of the Regional Councils, under sub-section (6) of section 14;
         (i) the manner in which the Corporation may invest its moneys under section 19;
         (j) the form and the manner in which the annual statement of accounts shall be prepared under sub-section (1) of section 21;
         (k) the form in which, and the time within which the Corporation and the Broadcasting Council shall prepare their annual report under section 31;
         (l) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
Notes:
1 Subs. by Act 6 of 2012, s. 3, for clause (f) (w.e.f. 8-3-2012).
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