Category : Important DaysPublished on: November 14 2023
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Public Broadcasting Day is celebrated every year on 12 November in the country.
The day is celebrated to commemorate the first and only visit of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi to the studios of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947.
On November 12, 1947, Mahatma Gandhi addressed the displaced people temporarily settled in Kurukshetra, Haryana after partition.
In the year 2001, this day was officially declared as Public Service Broadcasting Day.
Prasar Bharati is entrusted with the responsibility of public service broadcasting, deepening democratic traditions and providing opportunities to all diverse communities and cultures.
