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5. 5 Oct 2025 – Justice for PB Employees
The 5 October 2007 cutoff is not just arbitrary—it is a gross violation of Articles 14 & 16, which guarantee equality and equal opportunity.
Prasar Bharati’s leadership and the Ministry have betrayed constitutional principles, eroding trust and destroying the morale of India’s public service broadcasters.

3. 5 Oct 2025 – Justice for PB Employees
Before the Prasar Bharati Amendment Act, 2011, all employees—whether recruited directly by Prasar Bharati/SSC or on deemed deputation—enjoyed equal benefits. Our salaries were paid securely from the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI) as a Grant-in-Aid through the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB).
We had:
CGHS medical coverage for quality healthcare
CGEGIS group insurance for financial security
GPRA housing under Central Pool accommodation
Pension, gratuity, and all standard service benefits
Common sense demands that with time, employee benefits, salaries, and social security should strengthen — not vanish.
Yet, in a shocking reversal, everything we once took for granted was systematically revoked for employees recruited after 5 October 2007, in the name of “autonomous body” status.
Post-2007 recruits lost CGHS & CGEGIS gradually after the 2012 Amendment, fully withdrawn by 2020.
Pension rights and family pensions denied to deceased employees’ families.
GPRA housing benefits removed, forcing employees to pay exorbitant market rents in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and other metros.
Promotions blocked, leaving new recruits stagnating at Grade Pay ₹4200/₹2400 for nearly two decades.

Prasar Bharati employees marked October 5 as to protest discrimination faced since 2007. No medical policy, no group insurance, no family pension, no promotion—enough is enough!

Prasar Bharati employees declared October 5 as black day.
No medical Polcy
No group Insurance
No Promotion
No Family Pension etc.