Phase IFoundation
Background
Overview
UPSC cares about Prasar Bharati due to its role as a statutory public broadcaster in a democracy, its mandate for public service, issues of media autonomy versus government control, and its significance in information dissemination and cultural preservation.
Prasar Bharati is India's largest public broadcasting agency, an autonomous statutory body established under the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990. It comprises Doordarshan (television) and All India Radio (radio), mandated to provide public service broadcasting.