Parliamentary Panel to hold ‘constructive’ talks with ministry on Broadcast Bill

The parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology said it will engage in constructive discussions with the information and broadcasting ministry on the proposed Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, 2023, which has created a furore in the TV broadcasting and over-the-top (OTT) segments.

In its 56th report titled ‘Regulation of Cable Television in India’, the committee, headed by Shiv Sena MP Prataprao Jadhav, also asked the ministry to apprise it about the timeline when the ministry would introduce the draft Bill in Parliament. “The committee would further like to engage in constructive discussions regarding the proposed draft legislation at a more mature stage of its formulation,” the report said.