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Retirement Age of Newsreaders and Announcers of All India Radio: Rajya Sabha Q&A

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF  INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  157

ANSWERED ON  24.02.2015

Age limit of newsreaders

157 Shri Salim Ansari
Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether it is a fact that the age limit of 60 years has been fixed for announcers in the All India Radio;

(b) whether no age limit has been fixed for newsreaders;

(c ) if so, the reasons for not fixing same age limit for newsreaders also;

(d) the reasons for doing so for announcers only while both are parts of Prasar Bharati and the reasons for such a discrimination; and

(e) the steps being taken by Government for bringing parity for both?
ANSWER
 
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

(a)and(b) Prasar Bharati has informed that the age of superannuation for all employees of Prasar Bharati (including Announcers and Newsreaders) is 60 years.
(c) Does not arise
(d) Does not arise
(e) Does not arise
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