

There are 41 Vividh Bharati-cum-Commercial Broadcasting Service (CBS) Centres including the exclusive VB Centres. COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE CENTRES & VIVIDH BHARATI SERVICE (VBS) CENTRAL STORE OFFICEĪIR’s Central Store Office, located at New Delhi, performs the functions relating to procurement, stocking and distribution of the engineering stores required for the maintenance of technical equipment at All India Radio Stations. The functions of the Research Department include Research and Development of equipment required by AIR and Doordarshan, investigation and studies relating to AIR and Doordarshan, development of prototype models of R&D equipment for limited use field trials in AIR and Doordarshan network. This service looks after the exchange of programmes among the stations, building up and maintenance of sound archives and also the commercial release of prestigious recordings of music maestros. TRANSCRIPTION & PROGRAMME EXCHANGE SERVICE These services are radiated for an aggregate duration of 72 hours daily and are projected to over 100 countries. The External Services Division of All India Radio broadcasts in 27 languages i.e., 15 foreign and 12 Indian languages. The bulletins vary from region to region according to the news worthiness of national, regional and local affairs. The Division is headed by the Director General (News). The bulletins are in Indian languages and various foreign languages. The News Services Division works round-the-clock and it broadcasts over 607 news bulletins both for Home and External Services. The broad activities of these offices / divisions are summarised as under: NEWS SERVICES DIVISION There are a number of subordinate offices of All India Radio performing the distinct functions. ACTIVITIES OF SUBORDINATE OFFICES OF AIR IN BRIEF

Director (Audience Research) is assisted by a Joint Director (Audience Research). There is a Director (Audience Research) to assist the Director General in carrying out feedback studies on the programmes broadcast by the stations of All India Radio. The Security requirements of Doordarshan are also looked after by these officers. The Director General is assisted by a Deputy Director General (Security), an Assistant Director General (Security) / Deputy Director (Security) on the matters relating to the security and safety of AIR installations viz., transmitters, studios, offices, etc. ADMINISTRATIVE WINGĪdditional Director General (Administration) and Additional Director General (Finance) assist the Director General on all matters of the administration and finance One Director each looks after the Engineering Administration, Programme Administration and financial matters. The CCW caters to the needs of Doordarshan also. For the civil construction activities, the Director General is assisted by the Civil Construction Wing (CCW) of AIR, which is headed by a Chief Engineer. In addition, there is a Planning and Development Unit at the Headquarters in respect of the Development Plan Schemes of All India Radio. In respect of the technical matters, Director General is assisted by an Engineer-inChief and ADG (Engineering) at the Headquarters and by the Zonal Chief Engineers in zones. Another office of ADG is to be set-up at Ahmedabad (Western Region-II). The Headquarters of the Regional ADGs are situated at Kolkata (Eastern Region), Mumbai (Western Region-I), Lucknow (Central Region-I), Bhopal (Central Region-II) and Guwahati (North Eastern Region), Chennai (South Region-I), Bangalore (South Region-II), Delhi (North Region-I) and Chandigarh (North Region-II). PROGRAMME WINGĪdditional Director Generals (ADGs) at the Headquarters and in the Regions assist the Director General in proper supervision of the stations. In performance of his duties and functions, the Director General, AIR is assisted by officers of the following wings. Director General is the Head of the Department and is responsible for the overall administration and supervision of the entire AIR network. The Directorate General, All India Radio functions under Prasar Bharati.

All India Radio Organizational Structure ALL INDIA RADIO
