MIB gives 15 days notice to TV channel applicants to send replies

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MUMBAI: Noting that the delay in replying to its references is coming in the way of issuing TV channel licences, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has given a final opportunity to the companies concerned to send their replies within 15 days. The ministry said that it is sending separate emails to the companies on the email ids last updated with the ministry.

It has already issued notice of non-response to as many as 51 companies representing 73 channels. While maintaining that no permissions can be held up intentionally, the ministry revealed that 20–40 per cent applicants do not reply to ministerial references for more than three months to one year. The MIB has also decided to close all such requests where clarification from the applicant companies has been due for more than three months.

This, the ministry said, delays the entire process leading to an impression that permissions are held up. “However, a company’s response sometimes becomes crucial to the expeditious disposal of such requests,” the ministry noted. In a notice, the ministry has asserted that it is committed to granting permissions and other regulatory approvals, wherever due, as soon as crearances and clarifications are obtained, in a speedy and transparent manner.


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Three months deadline to channels for responding to clarifications: MIB

NEW DELHI: Even as it said it will not respond to
applications of permissions for licences if an
applicant has delayed in responding to queries
by more than three months, the Information
and Broadcasting Ministry today
gave a final grace period of 15 days to 73
applications.
The Ministry said in a note today that a stock-
taking had shown that in 20 per cent to 40 per
cent cases, applicants took anything between
three months to one year to reply to the
information sought by the Ministry. So, the
ministry has said that henceforth, it will close
requests where clarification has been due for
more than three months.
A final call has been given to all to send in
their clarifications that are pending within 15
days.
At the same time, it said that it is committed
to granting permissions and other regulatory
approvals as soon as clearances and
clarifications are obtained in a speedy and
transparent manner. It said that no
permissions can be “held up intentionally.”
However, the company's response sometimes
becomes crucial to expeditious disposal of
such requests.
Failure by the companies to reply, delays the
whole process leading to an impression that
the permissions are held up by the Ministry.
The Ministry also sent separate emails to the
concerned companies.
Applicants include major players like Big RTL
Broadcast, INX News, UTV Entertainment,
Sarthak Entertainment, Focus group, News
Express among others. Some of these have
filed applications for more than one channel.
 
@davinder bro: pls check before posting, whether or not that news has already been posted :k ;)
 
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