(a) whether the Government had constituted a Committee for reviewing the Programme and
Advertising Code (Content Code) prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act.
(b) if so, whether the aforestated Committee has submitted its report;
(c) if so, the main recommendations made by the Committee in relation to television
contents;
(d) the action taken by the government thereon; and
(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for effective enforcement of the Content Code?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING (SMT AMBIKA SONI)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.
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(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. The Committee constituted for reviewing the Programme and Advertising
Codes (Content Code) prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, has
submitted its report and made recommendations in the form of draft ‘Self-regulation Guidelines
for the broadcasting sector (2008)’. The report of the Committee is available on the
Ministry’s website. www.mib.gov.in under the heading ‘Code and Guidelines’ sub-heading
‘Self-Regulation Guidelines (2008)’.
(d) & (e) The Government is in the process of holding consultations with all concerned
stakeholders to arrive at broad consensus on the recommendations of the Committee. The
process of consultation is going on.