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The
chickens may be finally coming home to roost for sundry
officials in pubcaster Prasar Bharati. I&B minister Sushma
Swaraj has informed Parliament that her ministry has prepared
a list of tainted officials in conjunction with the Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The
last few months have seen a number of questions being raised
as to how deals are sanctioned by the Prasar Bharati. It
was in January that the CBI raided the offices and residences
of three senior officials of Prasar Bharati who allegedly
accepted bribes to clear programmes for the Doordarshan.
Swaraj reportedly told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parlaiament)
last week that four of the five cases the CBI had registered
had been received by the ministry.
She
has been quoted by The Times of India newspaper as saying:
"The government has accepted the recommendations of the
CBI in these cases and the same shall be forwarded to the
central vigilanmce commission."
Reports
also state that the CBI had looked into 23 cases of corruption
involving Group 'A' officers. The system of purchasing and
procuring programmes had been reviewed and streamlined to
make the system more transparent she said.
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