Question : MONITORING TV CONTENT

(a) whether in view of many reality shows depicting obscenity and using objectionable language therein the Government proposes to strengthen its mechanism for monitoring content of such programmes;

(b) if so, the details thereof and steps being taken thereon;

(c) whether the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) has taken note of specific violation of the programme and advertisement code of by TV channels airing such TV programmers and obscene advertisements;

(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the number of recommendations made the Committee in this regard during each of the last three years and the current year, channel-wise; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote value-based programmes on India television?

(a) & (b) All programmes including reality shows and advertisements telecast on TV channels transmitted/retransmitted through the Cable TV network, are required to adhere to the Programme and Advertising Codes prescribed under the Cable TV Networks(Regulation) Act, 1995 and rules framed thereunder. The Government has also constituted an Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC) to look into the specific violation of the Programme and Advertising Codes prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 and rules framed thereunder. This Ministry has also set up Electronic Media Monitoring Centre (EMMC) with a view to monitor the content of Private TV Channels which includes reality shows in accordance with the Programme and Advertising Codes.

(c ) & (d) Yes Sir. A statement showing the action taken by this Ministry on the basis of recommendations made by Inter-Ministerial Committee on obscene TV reality shows and obscene advertisements during the last three years and the current year, channel wise is Annexed.

(e) This Ministry had constituted a committee for reviewing the existing Programme and Advertising Codes prescribed under the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and the rules framed thereunder to provide greater specificity to the provisions of existing codes while nurturing of values upheld by India Society. The Committee has submitted its report to the Government which is available on the website of the Ministry www.mib.nic.in under the heading “Self Regulation Guidelines 2008”. Wider consultation with all the stakeholders is ongoing before arriving at a broad consensus in the matter.

ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART ( c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 721 FOR ANSWER ON 24.11.2009.

BROADCASTING WING UP DATED ON 20.11..2009

Statement Showing the number and names of TV channels against whom complaint of showing obscenity & objectionable content on Reality shows and showing obscene advertisements have been received and action taken thereon on the recommendations of IMC during last three years i.e. 2006, 2007, 2008 and current year 2009 .

YEAR WISE
Sl. No.	Name of	Reasons for	Date of	Action Taken	the Channel	issue of SCN	SCN issued
YEAR 2006
1.	AXN	Telecast of obscene	26.6.2006	AXN Channel banned from	programme ‘World’s	17.01.2007 to 28.02.2007.	Sexiest Advertisements’.	MATTER CLOSED.
2.	Sony Max	Telecast of an	03.11.2006	A Warning dated 05.02.2007	Channel	advertisement of	issued to the Channel	‘Flavoured Condoms’.	MATTER CLOSED.
YEAR 2007
‘NIL’
Year 2008
1.	MTV	Telecast of obscene	22.02.2008	MTV Channel was directed vide	advt. of ‘New Axe	Order dated 02.05.2008 to run	Deodorant’	an apology scroll for three	days. The Channel complied	with. MATTER CLOSED.
2.	Star News	Telecast of obscene	22.02.2008	Star News Channel was directed	advt. of ‘New Axe	vide Order dated 02.05.2008 to	Deodorant’.	run an apology scroll for three	days. The Channel complied	with. MATTER CLOSED.
3.	MTV	Telecast of obscene	11.08.2008	No violation observed.MATTER	Reality Show titled	CLOSED.	‘Splitsvilla’
4.	Bindass	Telecast of vulgar	11.09.2008	Warning dated 25.11.2008.	Programme titled	Matter closed.	‘Dadagiri’
YEAR 2009
1.	Channel [V]	Telecast of an obscene	08.10.2008	Warning dated 03.07.2009 issued	reality beauty show	to the Channel.MATTER CLOSED.	titled ‘Get Gorgeous 5’
2.	News 24	Telecast of a reality	28.11.2008	Warning dated 03.06.2009 issued	show ‘Big Boss	to the Channel.MATTER CLOSED.	Season - 2’
3.	Colors	Telecast of a	28.11.2008	Advisory dated 03.06.2009 issued	reality show	to the Channel.MATTER CLOSED.	‘Big Boss	Season - 2’
4.	MTV Channel	Telecast of the	02.06.2009	Warning with direction to run	programme titled	apology scroll is being sent.	‘Vodafone MTV	Splitsvilla-2’	uttering unfair	remark to another	participant.
5.	Real TV	Telecast of	30.06.2009	Warning is being sent.	indecent Reality	Show titled ‘Sarkar	Ki Duniya’
6.	Star Plus	Telecast of a obscene,	22.07.2009	Advisory is being sent. vulgar & indecent	Reality Game Show	titled ‘Such Ka Samna’
7.	Bindass	Telecast of an	29.07.2009	Advisory being sent.	indecent serial	‘Sun Yaar Chill Maar’
8.	Channel [V]	Telecast of an	29.07.2009	Warning being sent.	indecent programme	titled ‘Launch Pad’
9.	Bindass	Telecast of the	26.08.2009	Reply awaited. Reminder sent.	Reality Show ‘Dadagiri”
10.	Sony	Telecast of the	26.08.2009	Warning being sent.	Reality Show ‘Iss	Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao’