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Committee to look into Programme Code Violations
New Delhi: July 24, 2003

The Central Government has constituted an inter-ministerial committee under Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act to render advice on action to be taken in case of a specific complain or otherwise in relation to violation of Programme Code. On the recommendations of the committee, appropriate action is taken against TV channels for violation of provisions of the Code. This is a continuing process. The programme of all satellite channels, when transmitted/retransmitted through the cable network in the country are required to adhere to the Programme Code prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and Rules framed thereunder. The Programme Code inter-alia prohibits carriage of programmes in cable service, which offend good taste or decency; contain anything vulgar/obscene and are not suitable for unrestricted public exhibition.

This was stated by the Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply to E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan and Shri P. S. Gudhavi in Lok Sabha today.

Press Release by: PIB/GSR/HCK/AS
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