NEW DELHI: The data and broadcasting ministry on Monday prolonged the deadline for feedback and solutions on the draft Broadcasting Providers (Regulation) Invoice until Oct 15 and stated it could concern a revised draft primarily based on consultations that started final Nov.
The assertion from the ministry, posted on its X deal with, on the contentious set of proposals got here amid experiences that the draft was being withdrawn and that it had requested all stakeholders to return bodily copies given to them between July 24 and 25.
Sources within the ministry denied any such transfer and stated there could be additional consultations on the invoice.
The assertion from the ministry, posted on its X deal with, on the contentious set of proposals got here amid experiences that the draft was being withdrawn and that it had requested all stakeholders to return bodily copies given to them between July 24 and 25.
Sources within the ministry denied any such transfer and stated there could be additional consultations on the invoice.
The draft was positioned for feedback final Nov and a number of suggestions have been obtained from stakeholders, together with associations, the ministry stated, including {that a} sequence of consultations was being held.
The proposed laws, aimed to overtake the regulatory framework governing broadcasting companies in India, has raised issues over treating impartial information creators as broadcasters. Initially, the remit was to be restricted to OTT platforms and digital information, nevertheless it was later expanded to social media accounts as properly, in keeping with experiences.
