Further written evidence submitted by
the BBC World Service
BBC HINDI SERVICE
Early Day Motion (EDM 864) refers to a "downgrading"
of the World Service's Hindi Service. The Hindi language radio
service is not affected by the changes announced last week. However,
a financial saving is being made by transferring four posts, publishing
content on the BBCHindi.com news website, to the BBC's Delhi bureau.
The change is being made in such a way that
no-one working in London will be re-located or made redundant,
rather they will begin working for the Hindi radio service. The
overall effect is an increase in the amount of locally-produced
content on BBCHindi.com, and a saving of £0.2 million which
is to be re-invested in priority services elsewhere. At the same
time, the BBC is investing several million pounds in a state-of-the-art
bureau in Delhi, which is to be completed before the year-end.
2 November 2005
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