TRP system not very scientific, prone to manipulation: Par panel told

Officials told a parliamentary panel on Thursday that the existing system to gauge Television Rating Points (TRP) is “not very scientific” and is prone to manipulation, according to sources.

Amid a row over an alleged TRP scam, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology was briefed on the issue and other related matters by Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Justice C K Prasad, Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Amit Khare and other senior officials.

The panel, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, met “to hear the views of the representatives of News Broadcasters Association, Press Council of India and Prasar Bharati on the subject ‘Ethical Standards in Media Coverage'”, among other matters.