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That
Prasar Bharti is in a mess is known to everyone but the fact is that the
situation is so precarious that one hand does not know what the other is doing.
It is a bizarre situation in Prasar Bharti. Neither is the public exchequer
being used for upgrading and upscaling of what appears on the TV screen nor are
they aware of their tax liabilities. In the latest instance, it has been found
that Prasar Bharti has paid `100 crore as service tax when the tax had already
been paid to the CBEC. When this was discovered, rather than taking immediate
action, a routine approach was adopted by sending a letter to the CBEC for a
refund. It will take months to get the money back. When gfiles asked the CEO
for a response, he, in turn, told finance department personnel VAM Husain,
Prerna Sood and VK Choubey to reply. We are yet to receive any reply. Had this
been a private organisation, the CEO and the CFO would have been sacked on
charges of financial laxity. However, in Prasar Bharti, both the CEO and the
CFO are continuing with their roles from the Parliament Street office, unfazed.
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