I&B Ministry seeks report from Prasar Bharati on DD kisan

The Information and Broadcasting ministry has sought a report from Prasar Bharati on decisions relating to Amitabh Bachchan's promotional campaign for Doordarshan(DD) Kisan channel to clear the "confusion" over the issue of payments to the superstar.

The ministry has written to the Public Broadcaster after reports appeared claiming that Rs 6.31 crore was the price that Doordarshan was paying for the actor's campaign.

However, questions over the matter arose after Bachchan denied having received any payment and 

declared that he was doing it "pro bono". "The ministry wants to know, the process through which the decision was taken and whether due diligence was done," a senior ministry official said on Tuesday.

Prasar Bharati sources, when asked about the ministry decision to seek a report, however, said that a report may be sent to the Board of the public broadcaster first which would then take a call on the future course to be adopted.