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The Media Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha is constituted by
the Chairman, Rajya Sabha. The first Media Advisory Committee was constituted
on 18 March 2008 and consisted of 11 members. The Committee has been re-constituted
w.e.f. 27 May 2009 and consists of the following 15
members representing various media organisations:
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1.
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Shri Vijay Naik (Sakal)
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2.
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Shri R. Rajagopalan
(Vaartha)
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3.
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Shri Urmilesh (Dainik Bhaskar)
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4.
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Ms. Rakhee Bakshee
(DD News)
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5.
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Shri Vijai Pratap Rai (Rashtriya Sahara)
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6.
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Shri Rahul Srivastava (NDTV)
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7.
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Shri Saurabh Shukla (India
Today)
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8.
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Shri Shakeel Akhtar (Navbharat Times)
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9.
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Shri Verghese K.
George (The Hindustan Times)
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10.
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Ms. Aditi Phadnis
(The Business Standard)
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11.
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Shri Subhashish Mittra (PTI)
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12.
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Ms. Shobhna Jain (Univarta)
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13.
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Ms. Radhika Ramasheshan
(The Telegraph)
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14.
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Shri Andalib Akhtar (Akhbhar-E-Mashriq)
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15.
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Ms. Gargi Parsai
(The Hindu)
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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 Vijay Naik
as Chairman, Shri R. Rajagopalan
as Vice-Chairman, Shri Urmilesh
as Secretary and Ms. Rakhee Bakshee
as 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.
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