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Chief Minister Panneerselvam writes to Arun Jaitley on the strong merits of the case
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday again requested the Centre to have the ‘Digital Addressable System’ license issued to the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TACTV) without any further delay.
In a letter addressed to Union Finance and Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Arun Jaitley, Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam pointed out that this was an issue on which the State government was “keenly expecting” an early decision from the Centre in view of the clear legal position and the strong merits of the case. The provision of licence would enable the State government to adhere to its commitment to provide “inexpensive and quality” cable TV services to people of Tamil Nadu, particularly the poor and the middle class, Mr. Pannerselvam argued in his letter.
M. Thambidurai, Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan, TACTV Chairman, led a delegation of the AIADMK Members of Parliament and handed over the letter to Mr Jaitley.
He gave an elaborate account of the issue since the assumption of office by the AIADMK government led by Jayalalithaa in May 2011. He recalled that Ms Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, mentioned the issue in a memorandum presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and subsequently, she wrote a letter to the then Union Minister for I&B Prakash Javadekar. He also pointed out that an Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC), constituted by the Union Ministry of I & B in January 2013 to look into the recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the overall issue of licensing, had not yet submitted its final report. The updated status on the Cabinet Secretariat’s website on pending issues of State governments with the Union government still indicated that the matter was under consideration of the IMC.
He added that now, the TACTV was providing cable TV services in 31 of 32 districts of the State, through nearly 24,000 local cable operators, to 65 lakh individual subscribers.
The Hindu
Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged the Cenre to issue the Digital Addressable System (DAS) license to the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited without any further delay.
In a letter handed over to Union Finance and I and B Minister Arun Jaitley, by AIADMK MPs, the Chief Minister urged him to
This would enable the State Government to adhere to its commitment to provide inexpensive and quality Cable TV services to the people of Tamil Nadu, particularly the poor and the middle class.
The issue of a DAS License to Arasu Cable TV Corporation was one of the issues former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had highlighted in the memorandum presented to the Prime Minister in June.
She had also written a detailed letter to the former Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting on this issue.
"This is an issue on which we were keenly expecting an early decision from your Government in view of the clear legal position and the strong merits of the case", he added.
Mr Panneerselvam said the updated status on the Cabinet Secretariat's website on pending issues of State Governments with the Central Government still indicates that the matter was under consideration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee.
"You would agree that nearly two years is an inordinate amount of time for an Inter-Ministerial Committee of officials to take to formulate a view on an issue of this nature", he said.
"I request you to kindly have this matter reviewed at the earliest and arrange to issue the DAS license to the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation without any further loss of time", he added.
Web India
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged Union Finance and Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley to take steps to issue the "Digital Addressable System" licence to the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation without any further loss of time.
In a letter to Jaitley, a copy of which was released to the media, Panneerselvam urged him to issue the DAS licence to the state-run Corporation so as to enable the government to "adhere to its commitment to provide inexpensive and quality Cable TV services to the people of Tamil Nadu, particularly the poor and the middle class."
AIADMK MP and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha M Thambi Durai and Udumalai K Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation handed over the letter to Jaitley today in Delhi.
Recalling the revival of the TACTV after assumption of office by AIADMK in 2011, he said how it had "freed the people from the clutches of the erstwhile Multi System Operators who were fleecing customers by charging Rs 150-250 per month for a bouquet of just 30-70 channels."
However, the state-run TACTV provides a package of 100 channels to subscribers at Rs 70 per month, the lowest rate anywhere in the country, he said.
TACTV applied to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for the DAS licence in 2012 for operating in Tamil Nadu including the Chennai Metro Area. Also, other steps like providing set top boxes were taken.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court had also passed orders in 2012 December that the process for issue of licence to TACTV may go on and the license issued.
Former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had taken up this issue and wrote letters to the then Prime Minister. On June 3, in a memorandum to Modi this issue was highlighted by her.
"Despite all these efforts, the DAS licence is yet to be issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
"Therefore, I request you to kindly have this matter reviewed at the earliest and arrange to issue the DAS license to the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd without any further loss of time," he appealed.
Business Standard
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday again requested the Centre to have the ‘Digital Addressable System’ license issued to the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TACTV) without any further delay.
In a letter addressed to Union Finance and Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Arun Jaitley, Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam pointed out that this was an issue on which the State government was “keenly expecting” an early decision from the Centre in view of the clear legal position and the strong merits of the case. The provision of licence would enable the State government to adhere to its commitment to provide “inexpensive and quality” cable TV services to people of Tamil Nadu, particularly the poor and the middle class, Mr. Pannerselvam argued in his letter.
M. Thambidurai, Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan, TACTV Chairman, led a delegation of the AIADMK Members of Parliament and handed over the letter to Mr Jaitley.
He gave an elaborate account of the issue since the assumption of office by the AIADMK government led by Jayalalithaa in May 2011. He recalled that Ms Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, mentioned the issue in a memorandum presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and subsequently, she wrote a letter to the then Union Minister for I&B Prakash Javadekar. He also pointed out that an Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC), constituted by the Union Ministry of I & B in January 2013 to look into the recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the overall issue of licensing, had not yet submitted its final report. The updated status on the Cabinet Secretariat’s website on pending issues of State governments with the Union government still indicated that the matter was under consideration of the IMC.
He added that now, the TACTV was providing cable TV services in 31 of 32 districts of the State, through nearly 24,000 local cable operators, to 65 lakh individual subscribers.
The Hindu
Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged the Cenre to issue the Digital Addressable System (DAS) license to the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited without any further delay.
In a letter handed over to Union Finance and I and B Minister Arun Jaitley, by AIADMK MPs, the Chief Minister urged him to
This would enable the State Government to adhere to its commitment to provide inexpensive and quality Cable TV services to the people of Tamil Nadu, particularly the poor and the middle class.
The issue of a DAS License to Arasu Cable TV Corporation was one of the issues former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had highlighted in the memorandum presented to the Prime Minister in June.
She had also written a detailed letter to the former Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting on this issue.
"This is an issue on which we were keenly expecting an early decision from your Government in view of the clear legal position and the strong merits of the case", he added.
Mr Panneerselvam said the updated status on the Cabinet Secretariat's website on pending issues of State Governments with the Central Government still indicates that the matter was under consideration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee.
"You would agree that nearly two years is an inordinate amount of time for an Inter-Ministerial Committee of officials to take to formulate a view on an issue of this nature", he said.
"I request you to kindly have this matter reviewed at the earliest and arrange to issue the DAS license to the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation without any further loss of time", he added.
Web India
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged Union Finance and Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley to take steps to issue the "Digital Addressable System" licence to the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation without any further loss of time.
In a letter to Jaitley, a copy of which was released to the media, Panneerselvam urged him to issue the DAS licence to the state-run Corporation so as to enable the government to "adhere to its commitment to provide inexpensive and quality Cable TV services to the people of Tamil Nadu, particularly the poor and the middle class."
AIADMK MP and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha M Thambi Durai and Udumalai K Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation handed over the letter to Jaitley today in Delhi.
Recalling the revival of the TACTV after assumption of office by AIADMK in 2011, he said how it had "freed the people from the clutches of the erstwhile Multi System Operators who were fleecing customers by charging Rs 150-250 per month for a bouquet of just 30-70 channels."
However, the state-run TACTV provides a package of 100 channels to subscribers at Rs 70 per month, the lowest rate anywhere in the country, he said.
TACTV applied to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for the DAS licence in 2012 for operating in Tamil Nadu including the Chennai Metro Area. Also, other steps like providing set top boxes were taken.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court had also passed orders in 2012 December that the process for issue of licence to TACTV may go on and the license issued.
Former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had taken up this issue and wrote letters to the then Prime Minister. On June 3, in a memorandum to Modi this issue was highlighted by her.
"Despite all these efforts, the DAS licence is yet to be issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
"Therefore, I request you to kindly have this matter reviewed at the earliest and arrange to issue the DAS license to the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd without any further loss of time," he appealed.
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