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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

1. #BlackDay 5 Oct 2025 – Justice for PB Employees
End Systematic Discrimination Against Prasar Bharati Employees!

Entitle them to equal benefits with their deemed deputationist counterparts working on the same posts and performing the same duties.

#RemovecutoffdateofPBEmployees #Stop_Discrimination_with_PB_Employees @GauravDwivedi95 @navneetsehgal3 @sjaju1 @prasarbharati @Murugan_MoS @AshwiniVaishnaw @WAVESummitIndia @LabourMinistry @PMOIndia @narendramodi @DrJitendraSingh @rashtrapatibhvn

[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

7. #BlackDay 5 Oct 2025 – Justice for PB Employees

Recognize APBEE & Employee Representation: Despite representing the vast majority of PB’s engineering cadre, the Association of Prasar Bharati Engineering Employees (APBEE) remains unrecognized. APBEE meets the criteria under the CCS (Recognition of Service Associations) Rules, 1993 – with membership well above the required 35% – yet PB management has excluded it from official recognition processes. This denial silences our collective voice. We demand immediate recognition of APBEE (and similar associations) so employees have formal negotiating power. Additionally, PB employees seek representation on the Prasar Bharati Board itself. The Prasar Bharati Act should be amended to include two staff representatives on the Board. Having employee voices at the decision-making table is essential for transparency, accountability, and justice within the organization.
#RemovecutoffdateofPBEmployees #Stop_Discrimination_with_PB_Employees @GauravDwivedi95 @navneetsehgal3 @sjaju1 @prasarbharati @Murugan_MoS @AshwiniVaishnaw @WAVESummitIndia @LabourMinistry @PMOIndia @narendramodi @DrJitendraSingh @rashtrapatibhvn

[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

8. #BlackDay 5 Oct 2025 – Justice for PB Employees

Restore CGHS, Insurance, Pension, Housing:
PB recruits after 2007 have been deprived of fundamental welfare benefits that their counterparts still enjoy. They have no access to CGHS for quality healthcare, no CGEGIS coverage for financial security, no assured family pension, and no eligibility for GPRA housing — benefits fully available to “deemed-deputation” employees.
This unjust disparity leaves our families vulnerable and violates the spirit of equality in public service. We demand restoration of all such benefits — equal healthcare, insurance, pension security, and housing rights — for every PB employee, ending this two-tier system within the same organization.

#RemovecutoffdateofPBEmployees #Stop_Discrimination_with_PB_Employees
@GauravDwivedi95 @navneetsehgal3 @sjaju1 @prasarbharati @Murugan_MoS @AshwiniVaishnaw @WAVESummitIndia @LabourMinistry @PMOIndia @narendramodi @DrJitendraSingh @rashtrapatibhvn

[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

#BlackdayofPBEmployees #RemovecutoffdateofPBEmployees #Stop_Discrimination_with_PB_Employees
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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

Prasar Bharati employees marked October 5 as #BlackdayofPBEmployees to protest discrimination faced since 2007. No medical policy, no group insurance, no family pension, no promotion—enough is enough! #RemovecutoffdateofPBEmployees #Stop_Discrimination_with_PB_Employees
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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

5 अक्टूबर 2007 वह तारीख है जिसने प्रसार भारती के कर्मचारियों के साथ भेदभाव और अन्याय की शुरुआत की। इससे पहले प्रसार भारती संशोधन अधिनियम, 2012 तक, सभी कर्मचारियों को समान सुविधाएँ जैसे CGHS, CGEGIS, और Central Pool Accommodation बराबर मिलती थीं।आज इस दिन को हम #BlackDayOfPBEmployees के रूप में मनाते हैं, ताकि इस अन्याय के खिलाफ आवाज़ उठाई जा सके और प्रसार भारती के सभी कर्मचारियों के लिए समान अधिकार और न्याय सुनिश्चित किया जा सके।

#Stopdiscriminationwithpbemployees
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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

2. #BlackDay 5 Oct 2025 – Justice for PB Employees
For the last 18 years, Prasar Bharati employees have been demanding basic dignity, equality, and justice. Every year, APBEEobserves 5 October as Black Day to condemn the iniquitous 5 October 2007 cutoff that shattered our unity and rights.
#RemovecutoffdateofPBEmployees #Stop_Discrimination_with_PB_Employees @GauravDwivedi95 @navneetsehgal3 @sjaju1 @prasarbharati @Murugan_MoS @AshwiniVaishnaw @WAVESummitIndia @LabourMinistry @PMOIndia @narendramodi @DrJitendraSingh @rashtrapatibhvn

[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

3. #BlackDay 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.
#RemovecutoffdateofPBEmployees #Stop_Discrimination_with_PB_Employees @GauravDwivedi95 @navneetsehgal3 @sjaju1 @prasarbharati @Murugan_MoS @AshwiniVaishnaw @WAVESummitIndia @LabourMinistry @PMOIndia @narendramodi @DrJitendraSingh @rashtrapatibhvn

[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

4. #BlackDay 5 Oct 2025 – Justice for PB Employees
💔 No Family Pension for Prasar Bharti Employees
Late Jyoti Prakash Trivedi (DD News) died fighting cancer, denied Medical treatment and family pension due to the 5 October 2007 cutoff date.
Late Ankur Saxena (HPT Bundi) and Late Rahul Deshmukh (DDK Bhopal) also passed away; their families left destitute without terminal benefits.
Instead of compassion, MIB and PB dragged widows through court battles, denying the very social security promised by our Constitution.
#RemovecutoffdateofPBEmployees #Stop_Discrimination_with_PB_Employees @GauravDwivedi95 @navneetsehgal3 @sjaju1 @prasarbharati @Murugan_MoS @AshwiniVaishnaw @WAVESummitIndia @LabourMinistry @PMOIndia @narendramodi @DrJitendraSingh @rashtrapatibhvn

[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

5. #BlackDay 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.
#RemovecutoffdateofPBEmployees #Stop_Discrimination_with_PB_Employees @GauravDwivedi95 @navneetsehgal3 @sjaju1 @prasarbharati @Murugan_MoS @AshwiniVaishnaw @WAVESummitIndia @LabourMinistry @PMOIndia @narendramodi @DrJitendraSingh @rashtrapatibhvn

[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

6. #BlackDay 5 Oct 2025 – Justice for PB Employees

Salary Diverted from CFI to IEBR: Our salaries were once drawn from the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI), ensuring stable, government-backed pay. After the 2007 cutoff, new PB recruits’ salaries were shifted to Prasar Bharati’s Internal Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR), meaning they rely on the broadcaster’s own revenue. This move has destabilized our financial security – salaries now depend on fluctuating internal funds instead of guaranteed budget support. In fact, funding shortfalls have forced PB to dip into reserves to pay staff in the past. No employee should fear delayed or uncertain pay for serving the nation. We insist on financial stability and equal treatment in salary funding.
#RemovecutoffdateofPBEmployees #Stop_Discrimination_with_PB_Employees @GauravDwivedi95 @navneetsehgal3 @sjaju1 @prasarbharati @Murugan_MoS @AshwiniVaishnaw @WAVESummitIndia @LabourMinistry @PMOIndia @narendramodi @DrJitendraSingh @rashtrapatibhvn

[Indian_Democracy @Democratbharat]

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[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

For 18 years, not a single Prasar Bharati Engineer has been promoted. Even after all seats were transferred to Prasar Bharati on 1 April 2000, promotions remain stalled.

On 6 Aug 2024, Hon’ble CAT, New Delhi directed @MIB_India & @prasarbharati to implement promotions. Yet, more than a year later, the order is ignored. Instead of complying, MIB continues to fight contempt cases against its own employees!

This endless delay has destroyed morale. There are no shortages of vacancies—thousands of posts lie vacant. If promotions are given, it will strengthen Prasar Bharati, not weaken it. Engineers who have given decades of service are demoralised, discriminated, and left without career growth.

We urge @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji, @DrLMurugan ji @sjaju1 Ji, @navneetsehgal3 ji @GauravDwivedi95 to immediately honour the CAT order, finalise promotion procedures, and end this injustice.

Enough delay. Justice delayed is justice denied.

#Promotions4PBEngineers #End18YearsOfInjustice

[Indian_Democracy @Democratbharat]

Without any new Health scheme and medical facility,CGHS facility is taken back from prasar bharati employees joined after 5 oct 2007.#stopdiscrimination PROVIDE #CGHS facility to all employees eqyally@MIB_India @narendramodi @rashtrapatibhvn @PMOIndia @navneetsehgal3 @pib_MoSJE

[Association of Prasar Bharati Engg. Employees @APBEE2018]

As per the Office Memorandum (15th July 2014):

This point outlines the conditions under which full reimbursement of medical expenses (even at private non-CGHS hospitals) may be considered under emergency situations, even if the rates exceed CGHS limits, for CS(MA)/CGHS beneficiaries. It states that

1. Relaxation of rules for full medical reimbursement in special/emergency cases will now be reviewed by a Technical Standing Committee, which includes senior medical officers.

2. If the committee recommends full reimbursement, it can be approved by the Ministry even if the treatment was taken at a non-empanelled private hospital.

@GauravDwivedi95 @navneetsehgal3 @prasarbharati @pragyapgaur