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All India Radio and Doordarshan
transmission is likely to be affected for two days following the decision of
the National Federation of Akashvani and Doordarshan Employees (NFADE), an
umbrella organisation of 21 service associations of around 38,000 employees,
to boycott duties from 9 tomorrow for 48 hours to protest against the "mess
created in Prasar Bharati over the last two years."
NFADE,
which claims to represent various disciplines of AIR and Doordarshan working
in 1800 stations/ kendras spread all over the country, has been struggling
against the contradictions prevailing in Prasar Bharati Act 1990 and its
relevance in the present scenario and seeking its repeal.
NFADE Chairman
said, "It had become a habit in Prasar Bharati to delay the salary for the
employees up to the second week of the month, often disbursed only after the
intervention of the Federation/ Associations. Maintenance of building and
equipments are badly affected, apart from failure to upgrade equipment."
He said Doordarshan outsourced
the production and coverage of Commonwealth Games to the British SIS live,
which brought its own equipment and had now taken it back. NFADE had
demanded in February 2009 that this responsibility could be handled by DD
staff and could also have introduced High Definition TV, just as it had
introduced colour TV at the time of the Asian Games in 1982. NFADE feels DD
could have acquired the equipment from SIS Live.
The employees of AIR and DD "are highly
agitated at having missed the opportunity for procuring HDTV equipments
which should have ensured a real revolution of HDTV in India," he said.The
recent developments in Prasar Bharati were adversely affecting the morale
and image of the employees who have been serving across the breadth and
width of the country in the interest of the Nation.
The experience of the last 13 years
had proved beyond doubt that the activities of Prasar Bharati had defeated
its basic concept and the prevailing pathetic conditions had compelled the
employees to demand repeal of the Prasar Bharati Act to save the National
Public Service Broadcaster, NFADE Chairman said.
The NFADE will also boycott for 72 hours
duties from 13 to 16 December.
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NFADE AGITATION ,
AIR&DD SERVICES DISRUPTED ALL OVER INDIA |
Due to 48 hours long boycott of duty agitation by the NFADE to
Repeal Prasar Bhrati ACt , the services of AIR &DD disrupted
all over the india, In many places the agitated employees conducted sit- in
dharna in support of their demands, .Please read the details of the reports from various parts of the country
Doordarshan, AIR go silent
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CHENNAI: For the first time in their
history, All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD) channels went blank at 9
am on Tuesday morning, for reasons that were not technical. A nationwide
strike by the National Federation of Akashvani and Doordarshan Employees (NFADE)
on Prasar Bharati foundation day crippled operations of the two national
broadcasters.
The NFADE strike, which would continue till Wednesday evening, was aimed at
forcing the Central government to dissolve the ill-performing Prasar Bharati
and return AIR and DD to direct control of the Central government.
Employees of AIR and DD staged dharnas in front of their offices across the
country. Even station directors were reported to have joined the dharnas at
a number of places. As soon as the strike began at 9 am on Tuesday, all
regional channels of AIR and DD went blank. News services continued to
operate, but were unable to run the scheduled news bulletins as the
technical staff were not present to broadcast the content.Regional
Doordarshan stations cut to the transmission of DD National, which was still
operational with skeletal staff.
“We had to defer our agitation earlier only due to written assurances from
Prasar Bharati CEO B S Lalli and the Information and Broadcasting ministry
that a representation of our demands would be made to the Group of
Ministers,” NFADE chairman S Anil Kumar told Express. But Lalli
misrepresented Prasar Bharati’s financial state to the GoM, he claimed.
NFADE office bearers say Prasar Bharati has proved, in the 12 years of its
existence, that is was doomed to financial inviablity and that this fact was
impeding the role of AIR and DD as public service broadcasters. “We have
been producing programmes based on the government’s policy. These programmes
are in public interest and not very saleable. Now creative staff are being
made to run from pillar to post to find sponsors. What is the sense in
turning a public service broadcaster into a commercial broadcaster
overnight?,” asks a senior marketing executive in Chennai.
Read more:
<http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/doordarshan-air-go-silent/225627.html>
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AIR,
Doordarshan operations hit as employees strike.
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Employees of All
India Radio and Doordarshan Tuesday went on a 48-hour strike to press their
demand for repeal of the Prasar Bharati Act, bringing operations of the
state-run radio and television channels to a standstill all over the
country.The strike called by the National Federation of Akashvani and
Doordarshan Employees (NFADE), an umbrella body of 21 service associations
of around 38,000 employees of the two broadcast agencies, started 9 a.m.
Tuesday.
Almost 1,000 employees are staging a sit-in at the All India Radio building
on Sansad Marg and the Doordarshan office at Mandi House here, secretary
general of NFADE Kulbhushan Bhatia told IANS.
“All over the country, 90 percent of the stations are off the air as of now.
Doordarshan is showing dry tapes, while on DD National they are airing
movies,” Bhatia said.
The NFADE has been organising a series of agitation programmes to “save” the
national broadcaster.
“When the Prasar Bharati Act was brought, it was not discussed in
parliament, now that they are bringing an amendment to the bill, major
concerns like financial viability are still not addressed,” Bhatia said.
Read more:http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/air-doordarshan-operations-hit-as-employees-strike_100464127.html
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AIR, DD services disrupted due
to strike by technical staff.
New
Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI) National broadcasters AIR and Doordarshan today suffered
interruptions in their services with almost their entire technical staff
going on a 48-hour strike demanding repealing of the Prasar Bharti Act.
The strike called by the National Federation of Doordarshan and AIR
employees led to 95 per cent of AIR and 60 per cent of Doordarshan centres
not functioning, AIR and Doordarshan Engineers'' Association General
Secretary P N Bhakta said here.he technicians are demanding repeal of the
Prasar Bharti Act "as it has not been able to function".
Journalists and anchors were on duty but AIR could not broadcast any
bulletin after 10am due to technical disruptions on account of the strike,
the Federation claimed but AIR sources said that there was no "total
disruption".AIR sources said the 2.30pm Hindi bulletin went on the air while
the broadcast of 2 pm English bulletin was somewhat successful. "We have put
the news on our websites," the source said.Official sources said the
functioning of DD and AIR were "badly affected" and in DD only films were
run while usual programmes were kept aside.
Though the DD has managed to air news, sources said the quality was "heavily
compromised" as recorded bulletins were repeated the whole day. Updating was
a problem along with technical glitches, the sources said.When contacted,
Doordarshan director general Aruna Sharma said that regional centres Kolkata,
Bhubaneswar, Jalandhar and Thiruvananthapuram were not operating. "They are
showing national programmes. News is running and Asian Games telecast is
fine," she told PTI. AIR director general Noureen Naqvi could not be
contacted for comments
Read more:
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4611802
Strike to demand repeal of
Prasar Bharati Act
November 24, 2010 6:34:36 AM
Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
With the employees of All India Radio and Doordarshan
going on a 48-hour strike demanding repeal of the Prasar Bharati Act,
operations of the State-run radio and television channels came to a
standstill on Tuesday.
The strike has been called by the National Federation of Akashvani and
Doordarshan Employees (NFADE), an umbrella body of 21 service associations
of around 38,000 employees of the two broadcast agencies.
Employees staged dharna at Akashwani Bhavan and Doordarshan office at Mandi
House to “save” the national broadcaster, sources said.
Read more:
http://www.dailypioneer.com/298645/Strike-to-demand-repeal-of-Prasar-Bharati-Act.html
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'Tainted' Prasar Bharti CEO in
trouble
23 Nov 2010, 1958 hrs IST
The 'tainted' Prasar Bharti CEO BS Lalli finds himself in
major trouble after several thousand employees held a massive demonstration
seeking his ouster in Delhi.
The CEO has been under the scanner after TIMES NOW exposed his alleged links
to the CWG broadcast scandal. In fact, following TIMES NOW investigation,
even the Supreme Court weighed in on Lalli though in the context of a
different matter.
Read more:
http://www.timesnow.tv/Tainted-Prasar-Bharti-CEO-in-trouble/articleshow/4358994.cms
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DD, AIR go
blank as 38,000 staffers strike
Himanshi Dhawan, TNN, Nov 24, 2010, 04.01am IST
NEW DELHI: Audiences across the country were caught unawares as national and
regional stations of Doordarshan and All India Radio went on a blink or ran
old programmes on Tuesday following a sudden strike by 38,000 Prasar Bharati
employees.
What's surprising is that the staffers, who have announced a 48-hour stir,
are not agitating over work-related issues, but against Prasar Bharati CEO B
S Lalli's alleged involvement in the Commonwealth Games broadcast mess. They
have also demanded the repeal of the PB Act. The National Federation of
Akashvani and Doordarshan Employees is backed by 21 organizations, including
camerapersons, engineers and producers. With most employees striking work,
the broadcaster had to depend on contract employees.
Read more:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6978975.cms?prtpage=1
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AIR - DD employees pen down on nation-wide strike.
Vizag:
A 48 hour nation-wide strike called by All India Radio
and Doordarshan employees on Tuesday effected on regular activities in the
city too. They were on strike to sought their demands including repeal of
the Prasar Bharati Act.
More than 80 employees of Akasavani, Doordarshan, Gnanavani were went on
strike. National Federation of Akasavani, Doordarshan Employees Union (NFADE)
representative Shiva Sankar Reddy demanded to withdraw the proposal of
privatisation of this instituted.
http://cityofvizag.com/home/vizag-now/713-air-dd-employees-pen-down-on-nation-wide-strike-.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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Strike hits
AIR, Doordarshan operations in Orissa.
Tue Nov 23 2010 16:02:09 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) by IANS ( Leave a
comment )
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (IANS) All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan halted
services in Orissa Tuesday in response to a two-day nationwide strike called
by the association of the public sector broadcaster’s employees.
“The regional broadcast has been paralysed across all stations in the
state,” Bhubaneswar unit secretary of Association of Radio and Television
Employees (ARTEE) Babuli Kumar Pradhan told IANS.The strike was called by
the National Federation of Akashvani and Doordarshan Employees (NFADE), an
umbrella organisation of 21 service associations, demanding timely payment
of wages and withdrawal of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of
India) Act, 1990.This act placed all Doordarshan and AIR staff, earlier part
of the information and broadcasting ministry, under Prasar Bharati.“Prasar
Bharati has failed to take care of its employees,” Pradhan said.
Read more:
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/strike-hits-air-doordarshan-operations-in-orissa_100464140.html
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Programmes go off air as Radio, DD employees go on strike
2010-11-24 / 02:16:17
By Hueiyen News Service
Imphal,
November 23: Even as the 48-hour nationwide boycott
observed by the employees of All India Radio and Doordarshan Kendra has
started from 9 am today, all programmes went off air on Radio and DD.
The Imphal unit of the striking body claimed that the programmes of radio
and doordarshan have been severely affected by the strike.
All employees of air and DDK under the banner of National Federation of
Akashvani and Doordarshan Employees (NFADE), an umbrella organisation of 23
service associations, are agitating in connection with their single demand
for repeal of Prasar Bharti Act 1990 in view of the “disastrous experience
of the past 13 years”.
http://www.hueiyenlanpao.com/news.php?newsid=3785
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Doordarshan employees begin 48-hour demonstration
21 organizations demand repeal of Prasar Bharati Act 1998
Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, Nov 23: Alongwith the rest of the country, the Dibrugarh
unit of National Federation of Akashvani and Doordarshan Employees (NFADE),
started their 48-hour-long demonstration here today.
The federation includes 21 organizations of Doordarshan and Akashvani,
including Akashvani Doordarshan Programme Staff Association and association
of radio and television engineering employees.
The organization decided to launch their agitation demanding the repeal of
the Prasar Bharati Act 1998 today as it was on this day, 12 years back, that
the Act came into force. They are also demonstrating against privatization.
The other demand of the employees of Akashvani and Doordarshan is that the
contract system should be cancelled. The dharna will conclude on November
25.
Unit secretary of the association of radio and television engineering
employees (ARTEE) Shyamanta Phukan said that they
have launched the first phase of their agitation. If the government failed
to meet their demands, the federation would start their second phase of
agitation, which would include a 72-hour-long sit-in from December 13, next,
he added.
http://www.sentinelassam.com/state.php?sec=2&subsec=2&ppr=1&dtP=2010-11-24
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AIR, DDK on agitation mode
ITANAGAR, Nov 23: Employees of
All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Itanagar have resolved to
cease work from 9 am November 23 to 9 am November 25 in tandem with the
nationwide agitation called by the National Federation of Akashvani &
Doordarshan Employees (NFADE). The employees are demanding repeal of the
Prasar Bharti Act 1990.
Transmission of programmes including news from all AIR stations of the State
and Doordarshan Itanagar would remain suspended for the said 48 hours
http://www.sentinelassam.com/arunachal/story.php?sec=2&subsec=7&id=54736&dtP=2010-11-24&ppr=1#54736
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Mangalore: AIR and DD Employees Go off Air in Protest.
Mangalore, Nov 23: In
accordance with the call for strike given by the National Federation of AIR
& DD Employees [ NFADE] the employees of Akashvani kendra began their
boycott with effect from 9 am on November 23.
NFADE is a federation of 22 associations consisting
engineers, programmers, group D staff, stenos, announcers etc and they are
on nationwide agitation now for next 48 hrs until the morning of Nov 25.
Their demand is the repeal ''Prasarabharati Act 1990''. After the
implementation of this act on 1997 the organization is suffering from funds
, not able to produce programmes, no new recruitment and in the name of
autonomy it has gone in the way of privatization.
The organization says it has the solid backing of many
parliamentarians, politicians, Intellectuals, Confederation of Central Govt
Employees (CONFED) and many international organizations like Union Network
International..
http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=208996
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