Lok Sabha Question No. 95 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Violation of Norms by TV Channels
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 95 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/02/2018

## VIOLATION OF NORMS BY TV CHANNELS

## *95. SHRI M. I. SHANAVAS:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of television channels have reportedly been violating the norms laid down for telecasting the programmes/ advertisements on their channels in the recent past;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the names of the television channels which have been found to be violating the norms for the purpose?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. ********

## STATEMENT AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 95 FOR ANSWER ON 08.02.2018

(a) to (c)    All programmes and advertisements telecast on private satellite TV channels and transmitted/re-transmitted through the Cable TV network, DTH platform and HITS are required to adhere to the Programme Code and Advertising Code prescribed under the  Cable  Television  Networks  (Regulation)  Act,  1995  and  Cable  Television  Network Rules,  1994  framed  thereunder.  The  Act  does  not  provide  for  pre-censorship  of  any programme or advertisement telecast on such TV channels. However, all programmes and  advertisements  are  required  to  be  in  conformity  with  the  said  Programme  and Advertising Codes which contain a whole range of parameters to regulate programmes and  advertisements  on  TV  channels.  Action  is  taken  against  TV  channels  as  per Uplinking and Downlinking Guidelines whenever any violation of the aforesaid Programme  and  Advertising  Codes  is  established.    Names  of  the  channels  found  to have violated the Programme and Advertising Codes is Annexed.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 95  FOR  ANSWER ON 08.02.2018

Name of the Private satellite TV channels which have violated the Programme and Advertising codes during the last three years and current year

## Year - 2014

|   Sl. No. | Name of the channels   |   Sl. No. | Name of the channels   | Sl. No.   | Name of the channels   |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------|------------------------|-----------|------------------------|
|         1 | WB                     |         8 | Amrita TV              | 15.       | Naxatra News           |
|         2 | Lemon News             |         9 | DY 365                 | 16.       | Headlines Today        |
|         3 | Bansal News            |        10 | Sony TV                | 17.       | Sudarshan TV           |
|         4 | NE TV                  |        11 | Vasanth TV             |           |                        |
|         5 | Zee TV                 |        12 | News Live TV           |           |                        |
|         6 | India News             |        13 | TV-5 TV                |           |                        |
|         7 | Color                  |        14 | Kalaignar TV           |           |                        |

## Year - 2015

|   Sl. No. | Name of the channels   |   Sl. No. | Name of the channels   | Sl. No.   | Name of the channels   |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------|------------------------|-----------|------------------------|
|         1 | Colors TV              |         8 | Jai Hind               | 15.       | Channel 2 News         |
|         2 | Lemon News             |         9 | Aljazeera TV           | 16.       | A2Z News TV            |
|         3 | NTV                    |        10 | Sathiyam TV            | 17.       | DY 365                 |
|         4 | 24 Ghanta TV           |        11 | Sudarshan News         |           |                        |
|         5 | NTV                    |        12 | Raj News               |           |                        |
|         6 | Satlon News            |        13 | Raj News               |           |                        |
|         7 | TV9                    |        14 | Russia Today TV        |           |                        |

## Year- 2016

|   Sl. No. | Name of the channels     |   Sl. No. | Name of the channels   | Sl. No.   | Name of the channels   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|------------------------|-----------|------------------------|
|         1 | Care World               |         8 | Oscar Movies           | 15.       | MBC TV                 |
|         2 | F TV                     |         9 | Aaj Tak                | 16.       | Reporter TV            |
|         3 | Raj News                 |        10 | ABP News               |           |                        |
|         4 | CVR English News Channel |        11 | NDTV INDIA             |           |                        |
|         5 | Sathiyam TV              |        12 | Care World             |           |                        |
|         6 | NDTV India TV            |        13 | News Time Assam        |           |                        |
|         7 | NDTV 24x7                |        14 | People TV              |           |                        |

## Year- 2017

|   Sl. No. | Name of the channels   |
|-----------|------------------------|
|         1 | TV-9 (Marathi)         |
|         2 | V TV channel           |
|         3 | DY 365 TV channel      |
|         4 | TV-9 (Marathi)         |

## Year - 2018

| Sl. No.   | Name of the channels   |
|-----------|------------------------|
|           | ----NIL---             |

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