Jawhar Sircar resigns as CEO of Prasar Bharati
Q. Jawhar Sircar has resigned as CEO of which corporation?- Published on 05 Oct 16a. Prasar Bharati
b. ONGC
c. SAIL
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Prasar Bharati
Jawhar Sircar on 3rd October 2016 resigned as CEO of Prasar Bharati Corporation
- His resignation came four months ahead of the end of the tenure which is due to end in February 2017
- As per rules of the Prasar Bharati or Broadcasting Corporation of India Act 1990, chairman or any other member may resign the office by giving notice thereof in writing to the President of India and on such resignation being accepted
- Chairman or other member in such cases will be deemed to have vacated his office
- Sircar was appointed the Prasar Bharati CEO in 2012 by UPA
- He also served as Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, GoI from 2008 to 2012 where he reported directly to the PM for most of the tenure
- Prasar Bharati is a public service broadcaster of India and is a statutory body under the Prasar Bharati Act
- It came into existence in November 1997
- Objectives of public service broadcasting was attained in terms of the Prasar Bharati Act 1990 through AIR and Doordarshan
