THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND CULTURE (SHRI S.JAIPAL REDDY)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. A copy of the order constituting the committee giving
details of composition , terms of reference ,etc. is at Annexure-I.
(c) & (d) The Committee had submitted its report to the Government in
November,2003. The report of the Committee is available on this
Ministry`s website (http:// www.mib.nic.in).
(e),(f) & (g) The Report had been referred to TRAI for making
recommendations, which are awaited.
ANNEXURE-I
AS REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS(a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1281 FOR ANSWER ON 15.7.2004
No.212/94/2003-B(D)/FM Ministry of Information & Broadcasting `A` Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
Dated: 24.07.2003
O R D E R
The Government is pleased to constitute a `Committee` to make
recommendations for Radio Broadcasting for Phase – II. The Committee
will consist of the following: -
S/SHRI
1. Amit Mitra (Chair Person) - FICCI
2. Dilip Chennoy - CII
3. Kiran Karnik - NASCOM
4. Ameen Sayani - Radio Personality
5. P.K. Garg, Wireless Adviser - WPC
6. K.M.Paul, E-in-C - AIR
7 KRP Verma, CMD - BECIL
8. Shardul Shroff - Amirchand Mangal Das
9. Ms Noreen Naqvi, DDG (Prog) - AIR
10. Ms Mahua Pal, Director - Ministry of I & B
3. The Committee may co-opt experts in the field as may be considered necessary from time to time, to obtain advice/inputs.
4. The Terms of Reference of the Committee will, inter-alia, include the following:-
(i) Determining a transparent and effective bidding /auction process to be adopted for allotment of frequencies.
(ii) Assessment of a viable licencee fee structure for the various
cities (one time entry fee, fixed licence fees, revenue sharing
etc.) to be based on clearly defined parameters.
(iii) Suggestions regarding extent of foreign equity participation in
private FM in order to make them economically more
viable/sustainable while also keeping in mind regimes in other
sectors and requirements of national security.
(iv) Study the desirability and legal implications of making
modifications in licensing regime of Phase-I licencees should a
different licensing regime be proposed for phase-II.
(v) Suggestions for improvement in content being broadcast and considering the inclusion of news.
(vi) Examining the possibility of having non-commercial, non-
advertisement driven channels, to be operated/licenced by the
same commercial broadcasters; terms & conditions thereof;
consideration of whether type of content of these channels
could include subjects related to the heritage and culture of India.
(vii) Recommendations for a code of conduct in programming matters and method of strict enforcement for violations thereof.
(viii) Assessment of whether colocation is necessary and desirable
and if found otherwise, approach to be adopted in the metros,
where colocated set ups involving huge investments stand
operationalised.
(ix) Determining the legal implications of the regime which may be proposed vis-Ã -vis the existing one.
(x) Formulating draft bidding documents and contract/licence agreement.
(xi) Other matters as may be referred to the Committee from time to time.
5. The Members of the Committee would participate and contribute
on a voluntary basis and no Traveling/Daily Allowance or other
incidental expenses would be payable by the Government.
6. The Committee will submit its report by the 30th September, 2003.
(MAHUA PAL)
DIRECTOR (BP&L)
TELE : 23381246
To,
All the members of the Committee
