Rajat Sharma steps down as NBDA President after a six-year stint

Well-known broadcaster and Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of India TV, Rajat Sharma, has decided to relinquish the Presidentship of News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA), according to sources.

After leading the news broadcasters’ largest body for the last six years, in a voluntary decision, Sharma is likely to convey to the Board to elect a new President as he wants to focus his energies on creating new shows. Sharma is likely to revive his iconic show, ‘Aap Ki Adalat’, soon.

During his stints with NBDA as President, Sharma truly led the broadcast industry and made efforts to make the fraternity more accepting of contemporaries and strive for healthy competition.

Formerly known as the News Broadcasters Association (NBA), India’s largest body of news broadcasters changed its name to News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) on August 13, 2021. NBDA is the largest organisation of news broadcasters, consisting of almost all major news networks in the country. NBDA believes in editorial standards ensuring objectivity, neutrality, fairness, and accuracy in reporting.