Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990
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The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 is the Indian law that established Prasar Bharati as an autonomous public service broadcasting corporation to oversee All India Radio and Doordarshan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6971104 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 Context triple: [Prasar Bharati, legalBasis, Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990]
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A.
Prasar Bharati
Prasar Bharati is India’s autonomous public service broadcasting corporation, overseeing major national radio and television networks.
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B.
Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 is a landmark U.S. law that created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and laid the foundation for modern public radio and television, including NPR and PBS.
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C.
Broadcasting Act 1980
The Broadcasting Act 1980 is a UK law that reformed broadcasting regulation and enabled the creation of new television services, including the Welsh-language channel S4C.
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D.
Doordarshan
Doordarshan is India’s public service broadcaster and one of the country’s oldest and most widely accessible television networks.
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E.
All India Radio
All India Radio is India’s national public radio broadcaster, known for its extensive news, cultural, and music programming across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 Target entity description: The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 is the Indian law that established Prasar Bharati as an autonomous public service broadcasting corporation to oversee All India Radio and Doordarshan.
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A.
Prasar Bharati
Prasar Bharati is India’s autonomous public service broadcasting corporation, overseeing major national radio and television networks.
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B.
Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 is a landmark U.S. law that created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and laid the foundation for modern public radio and television, including NPR and PBS.
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C.
Broadcasting Act 1980
The Broadcasting Act 1980 is a UK law that reformed broadcasting regulation and enabled the creation of new television services, including the Welsh-language channel S4C.
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D.
Doordarshan
Doordarshan is India’s public service broadcaster and one of the country’s oldest and most widely accessible television networks.
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E.
All India Radio
All India Radio is India’s national public radio broadcaster, known for its extensive news, cultural, and music programming across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of India
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Indian statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
All India Radio
NERFINISHED
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Doordarshan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| creates | statutory corporation ⓘ |
| defines |
composition of Prasar Bharati
ⓘ
functions of Prasar Bharati ⓘ powers of Prasar Bharati ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes |
Broadcasting Corporation of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prasar Bharati NERFINISHED ⓘ governing board of Prasar Bharati ⓘ |
| fieldOfLaw |
administrative law
ⓘ
media law ⓘ |
| governs |
functions of All India Radio under Prasar Bharati
ⓘ
functions of Doordarshan under Prasar Bharati ⓘ structure of Prasar Bharati ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfPrasarBharati | autonomous corporation ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to provide for the establishment of a Broadcasting Corporation for India, to be known as Prasar Bharati, to define its composition, functions and powers ⓘ |
| objective |
to ensure public service broadcasting in India
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to insulate public broadcasters from direct government control ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appointment of members of Prasar Bharati
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finances of Prasar Bharati ⓘ powers of the Central Government in relation to Prasar Bharati ⓘ terms and conditions of service of members of Prasar Bharati ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish an autonomous public service broadcasting corporation
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to oversee All India Radio ⓘ to oversee Doordarshan ⓘ |
| regulates |
public service broadcasting by All India Radio
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public service broadcasting by Doordarshan ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | broadcasting ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
public service broadcasting
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radio broadcasting ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 Description of subject: The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 is the Indian law that established Prasar Bharati as an autonomous public service broadcasting corporation to oversee All India Radio and Doordarshan.
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