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Contacted by indiantelevision.com, sources in Prasar Bharati,
which manages Doordarshan and All India Radio, confirmed the developments
saying, three persons from DD News have "put in their papers."
Are all the three joining back Aaj Tak from April? Though no official
response from the channel was forthcoming, sources there indicated
that it was happening "as all those who want to return could
be considered again." The three concerned, however, could not
be contacted for any comments, though it is learnt that they are
going back on the assurance of a better pay package.
The aforementioned three from Aaj Tak had joined DD News amidst
lot of publicity, but, as a senior Prasar Bharati official put it,
their exit too is likely to put a question mark on whether such
people, looking at the slightest of better opportunities, could
be depended upon on a long-term basis. The three concerned persons’
stint at DD News lasted barely three months.
After Chaurasia’s exit from Aaj Tak, the channel and its management
did a lot of soul searching whether attempts should be made to retain
existing employees by matching pay packages being offered by others
to them.
The first indication of a change of heart in the management policy
came when TV Today Network (parent company for Aaj Tak and Headlines
Today)’s distribution head, Amitabh Srivastava, quit and re-joined
(almost before he'd left) on a fatter salary. Subsequently, the
company gave salary hikes ranging between 40 to 80 per cent almost
across the board to its employees.
One of the reasons being cited for this was to stop further outflow
from Aaj Tak before the general election, which is a big event for
a news channel.
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