Parliament of Maldives has accepted the amendment proposed to Public Service Media Act. The bill was passed unanimously by 32 parliamentarians who attended the parliament sitting. The bill has now been accepted and forwarded to the Committee of Independent Institutions.
The bill to nullify the governing board of PSM was proposed by parliamentarian Mohamed Ismail. The bill submitted proposes to decrease the current seven member board to five. Moreover, the president will be given the authority of nullifying, appointing and changing members of the governing board of PSM, according to the bill. In addition, the bill also states privatisation board must finalise the board of PSM 10 days after the names are sent to the board. Mohamed Ismail said amendments were proposed as important points of relevant laws were not included in the Public Service Media Act, adding the amendments will further enhance the management of PSM.
The parliament is responsible to appoint members to the governing board of PSM, according to the act. Public Service Media Act was passed by the parliament in 2015.