Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 6: Jawhar Sircar, Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati, called on N. N. Vohra, Governor at the Raj Bhavan here this evening.
During their meeting, the Governor and the CEO Prasar Bharati discussed a number of important issues relating to the strengthening of the All India Radio and Doordarshan Kendras in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly with a view to serving the extensive population which resides in the border and remote areas in the hinterland of the State.
Mr. Sircar briefed the Governor about the current and future plans about the expansion and upgradation of Radio and Doordarshan network in the State. The Governor emphasized the need for all the required measures being taken within a time limited framework to strengthen and expand AIR and Doordarshan services in all the three regions of the State.
The Governor’s meeting with Sircar follows the Governor having some time ago addressed Manish Tewari, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, to stress, interalia, the need for the requisite steps being taken to strengthen AIR and Doordarshan services in the State, besides ensuring optimum utilization of the available infrastructure.
B. B. Pandit, Member Finance, Prasar Bharati, participated in the discussions.
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