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The government will no more regulate television content. It has devolved this responsibility on the News Broadcasters Association. This association of private television channels has formed a nine-member News Broadcasting Standards Dispute Redressal Authority that will look into public grievances on television content.
The new body headed by former chief justice of the Supreme Court J S Verma started work on October 2. It has powers to impose a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh on broadcasters in case of violation of norms for television content. It can also recommend to the ministry of information and broadcasting to revoke the licence of a recalcitrant broadcaster.
Currently, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India regulates TV transmission and technology and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting regulates content. The new authority was formed after the information and broadcasting ministry had asked the News Broadcasters Association to come out with its own set of guidelines on content regulation, after the association had raised objection to government intervention on the issue.
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