Scrap interviews, Iamp;B tells UPSC

The Ministry is miffed that it was not even informed of the decision in writing. The first formal meeting on the D-G8217;s interviews between the UPSC and the Ministry was held only on Wednesday, almost a fortnight after the UPSC took itsdecision on January 18. But the UPSC is citing the Prasar Bharati resolution of December 1998 which seeks help for recruitment of employees of Prasar Bharati till the 8220;setting up of recruitment boards8221;. The Ministry, however, maintains that according to Section 10 of the Prasar Bharati Act, the board cannot delegate responsibility for recruiting officers above or equal to the rank of joint secretaries which means D-Gs of All India Radio and DD.

The D-G8217;s appointment has had a convoluted history. When the UPSC conducted interviews for direct recruitment to the post in 1996, it did not find anyone 8220;suitable8221;. After S.S. Gill took over as CEO in 1997, he wrote to the UPSC that Prasar Bharati would act as the recruitment board.