However, the tweet did not specify the month for which the funds meant for salaries was disbursed by the government.Vempati&China RG6/U-Messenged Cables39;s remarks came two days after news website The Wire quoted Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash as saying that the public broadcaster had to pay staff salaries for January and February out of its contingency funds as the ministry led by Smriti Irani had not released the funds.The Wire had earlier claimed that the delay # in release of funds was due to alleged standoff between the Prasar Bharati and the I&B ministry. Attempts to create panic malafide. PB has so far received Rs 1989 crores from MIB as grants-in-aid for salaries during FY2017-18". Rs 208 cr towards salaries were released on the 28th Feb 2018..The Prasar Bharati is an autonomous body that runs Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio (AIR) but receives grant from the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry.The Wire had claimed that the delay in release of funds was due to alleged standoff between the Prasar Bharati and the I&B ministry.Vempati on Sunday tweeted, "Noticed reports in sections of media on non-disbursal of salaries to DD & AIR staff. (Photo: PTI) New Delhi: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry released Rs 208 crore for the salaries of the employees of Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) on February 28, Prasar Bharati CEO SS Vempati said on Sunday. Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash had earlier said that the public broadcaster had to pay staff salaries for January and February out of its contingency funds as the ministry led by Smriti Irani had not released the funds.Reacting to the news report, the I&B ministry had issued a statement saying that the Prasar Bharati had not signed an MoU with it as required by autonomous bodies getting grants-in-aid by the government.