Important Days

Public Service Broadcasting Day 2026 - November 12

November 14 , 2026 8 hrs 0 min 15 0

Public Service Broadcasting Day, also known as Jan Prasaran Divas, is observed every year on 12 November to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi's first and only live broadcast from an All-India Radio (AIR) studio in 1947.
On 12 November 1947, Mahatma Gandhi addressed over 2 lakh Partition refugees at Kurukshetra, Haryana, through All India Radio (AIR) on the occasion of Deepavali.
Freedom fighter Rajkumari Amrit Kaur accompanied Gandhi during the visit.
In 2000, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj announced the observance, which was formally recognised in 2001.
All India Radio (AIR), India's public service radio broadcaster, was established on 8 June 1936, when the Indian State Broadcasting Service was renamed All India Radio.
It was given the name Akashvani in 1956.