DD Assam Producers Stage Protest, Demand Rs 100 Cr Fund for New Programmes
Legal Advisor to Assam CM, Shantanu Bharali met the protesters and said that their concerns and issues would be conveyed to the Chief Minister and the Centre
| 29 Jan 2021 2:28 PM GMT
Guwahati: Members of Producers Council, an association of producers of films and TV staged a protest on Friday outside the Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati premises. The protest was staged demanding special funds amounting to Rs 100 crore for creation of new content for DD Assam, the 24x7 satellite channel which was launched recently.
Legal Advisor to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Shantanu Bharali met the protesting members of Producers Council and said that their issues and concerns would be conveyed to the Chief Minister and to the Central government as Doordarshan is part of Prasar Bharati, a body formed by an Act of Parliament.