Bollywood Actress, Kajol, is apparently all set to join the Prasar Bharati board as a part-time member with the three member committee.
The Board members, head by Vice-President, Hamid Ansari, and C K Prasad, the Press Council of India Chief, as well as Sunil Arora, I&B secretary, conducted a meeting yesterday, to decide on the nominees for two vacant positions of part-time members on the Board. As per the Prasar Bharati Act, the public broadcaster should have six part-time members on its Board, which is headed by the Chairman.
The I&B ministry had forwarded a few names from which the selection was made. The actress was chosen for the position from a list of eminent names.
Apart from Kajol, the committee has nominated Shashi Shekhar Vempati, who has over a decade-and-half long experience of working with Infosys and has been heading an online media company. ''The two names have been chosen and orders will soon be passed as per the due process,'' a source said.