सलाहकार समिति में कई पत्रकार मनोनीत

दैनिक भास्कर समूह से जुड़े पत्रकार उर्मिलेश को राज्यसभा की मीडिया सलाहकार समिति का चेयरमैन मनोनीत किया गया है। मीडिया सलाहकर समिति 15 सदस्यीय है।

इसमें उर्मिलेश के अलावा एनडीटीवी के राहुल श्रीवास्तव को वाइस चेयरमैन, वार्ता (तेलुगु) के आर.राजगोपालन को सचिव और द टेलीग्राफ की राधिका रामाशेषन को संयुक्त सचिव मनोनीत किया गया है। राज्यसभा सचिवालय द्वारा जारी अधिसूचना के मुताबिक उपराष्ट्रपति और राज्य सभा के सभापति मोहम्मद हामिद अंसारी ने मीडिया सलाहकार समिति के सदस्यों का मनोनयन किया। गौरतलब है कि पहली बार हिन्दी के किसी पत्रकार को राज्यसभा की मीडिया सलाहकार समिति का चैयरमेन मनोनीत किया गया है। समिति का कार्यकाल एक साल का होता है। पूरी कमेटी और कमेटी के डिटेल यूं है-

Media Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha

The Media Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha is constituted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha. It consists of representatives of various media organizations accredited to the Press Gallery of Rajya Sabha. The first Media Advisory Committee was constituted on 18 March 2008 and consisted of 11 members. The second Committee was constituted on 27 May 2009 and consisted of 15 members. The Committee has been reconstituted w.e.f. 19 July 2010 and consists of the following 15 members:

1. Shri Urmilesh (Dainik Bhaskar)
2. Shri Rahul Srivastava (NDTV)
3. Shri R. Rajagopalan (Vaartha)
4. Ms. Radhika Ramaseshan (The Telegraph)
5. Shri Verghese K. George (The Hindustan Times)
6. Shri Vijai Pratap Rai (Rashtriya Sahara)
7. Shri Shakeel Akhtar (Navbharat Times)
8. Ms. Aditi Phadnis (The Business Standard)
9. Ms. Shobhna Jain (Univarta)
10. Shri Anil Chamadia (Freelance)
11. Shri M.V. Meenakshisundram (PTI)
12. Shri S. H. Shams (Daily Pasban)
13. Shri Rakesh Kapoor (Punjab Kesari)
14. Shri D. Vijaya Mohan Nair (Malyala Manorama)
15. Shri Venkat Parsa (Freelance)

The office bearers of the Committee are also appointed from among its members by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha. Accordingly, The Chairman, Rajya Sabha has appointed Shri Urmilesh as the Chairman, Shri Rahul Srivastava as the Vice-Chairman, Shri R. Rajagopalan as the Secretary and Ms. Radhika Ramaseshan as the Joint Secretary of the Committee

TENURE

The term of the Committee is one year. It may, however, be dissolved earlier by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha and re-constituted de novo.

MANDATE

The primary function of the Committee is to render advice to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat regarding admission of various media organizations to the Press Gallery of Rajya Sabha to enable them to cover the proceedings of the House.