I&B Ministry blocks salary funds for Doordarshan, AIR
Information and Broadcasting Ministry has since January blocked the salary funds for public broadcaster Prasar Bharati, the parent agency of Doordarshan and All India Radio, Prasar Bharati Chairman Surya Prakash said. This comes after the broadcaster reportedly refused to pay â¹3 crore to a private firm for the live coverage of the 2017 International Film Festival of India.