All India Radio / Akashvani
Source Passport
IN-M-00001-5
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India)
- Country
- India
- Type
- Radio
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Pragya Paliwal Gaur (Director General, Akashvani, additional charge from 05.09.2024, per Annual Report 2024-25)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
3 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Akashvani
- All India Radio
- NewsOnAir
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type Government of India (Prasar Bharati, statutory corporation under the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990) 100% Indirect State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) (statutory corporation; Ministry of Information and Broadcasting)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- Doordarshan
- DD News
- DD India
- DD FreeDish
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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