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Prasar Bharati is India's state-owned autonomous public broadcasting agency, headquartered in New Delhi. Established by the Prasar Bharati Act of 1990 and enacted in 1997, it operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Its core mission is to provide fair, unbiased, and comprehensive public interest programming. [1, 2]

The Two Pillars

Prasar Bharati brings together India's two most historic broadcasting networks, granting them structural autonomy from direct government interference: [1, 2]

• Doordarshan (DD): India's national television network, which broadcasts educational, news, and entertainment programming.
• All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani): The national radio network, recognized as one of the largest broadcasting organizations globally, transmitting across hundreds of regional stations in dozens of dialects. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]