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  • Modify or shift ‘double entendre’ progs, cautions broadcasting council

    NEW DELHI: Action was taken in 18 cases relating to telecast of content of indecency/obscenity/vulgarity in the last three years, the Parliament has been told. This included some general advisories issues by government. The punishment in most cases was a warning or the running of an apology scroll.

    Minister of state for information and broadcastng Rajyavardhan Rathore revealed that there had been no action in 2017.   

    The minister said apart from action taken by government, the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) had set up a Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) to examine the complaints relating to content of television programmes.

    The council had informed the ministry that they have received complaints against usage of double meaning dialogues of sexual nature that might not be suitable for children. In such instances, BCCC has passed directions on case to case basis, either asking the channels to modify/ edit the content, not to repeat the episode, shift it to a late night slot or run an apology scroll on the channel.

    To ensure that the channels do not cross the thin line between comedy and vulgarity, the Council has also issued an advisory on 27 December 2012 to IBF’s member channels to use friendly banters without being derisive to any community, religion and individual.

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  • Eleven categories of Prasar Bharati employees in employment in February 1999 got upgraded payscales: Rathore

    Eleven categories of Prasar Bharati employees in employment in February 1999 got upgraded payscales: Rathore

    NEW DELHI: The Government had granted upgraded pay scales to 11 categories of the then existing employees of Prasar Bharati pertaining to Engineering and Programme Cadres on 25 February 1999.

    Minister of State for Information and Broadcastng Rajyavardhan Rathore told Parliament that Prasar Bharati has granted upgraded pay scales to 484 employees of subordinate Engineering and Programme cadres who had joined Prasar Bharati after 25 February 1999 following Court orders.

    Answerng a question, he said the decision on the proposal received from Directorate General of All India Radio has been linked to the Speaking Order dated 9 December 2014, issued by the Ministry towards implementation of an Order dated 10 November 2014 of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Ernakulam Bench, in a Contempt Petition filed by Federation of Doordarshan Core Professionals (FDCP) who were seeking upgraded pay scales as were granted to 11 categories of employees vide order dated 25 February1999.

    But he said the matter was sub judice as the order of 9 December 2014 had been challenged by the employees associated with FDCP in a fresh OA before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench.

  • Eleven categories of Prasar Bharati employees in employment in February 1999 got upgraded payscales: Rathore

    Eleven categories of Prasar Bharati employees in employment in February 1999 got upgraded payscales: Rathore

    NEW DELHI: The Government had granted upgraded pay scales to 11 categories of the then existing employees of Prasar Bharati pertaining to Engineering and Programme Cadres on 25 February 1999.

    Minister of State for Information and Broadcastng Rajyavardhan Rathore told Parliament that Prasar Bharati has granted upgraded pay scales to 484 employees of subordinate Engineering and Programme cadres who had joined Prasar Bharati after 25 February 1999 following Court orders.

    Answerng a question, he said the decision on the proposal received from Directorate General of All India Radio has been linked to the Speaking Order dated 9 December 2014, issued by the Ministry towards implementation of an Order dated 10 November 2014 of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Ernakulam Bench, in a Contempt Petition filed by Federation of Doordarshan Core Professionals (FDCP) who were seeking upgraded pay scales as were granted to 11 categories of employees vide order dated 25 February1999.

    But he said the matter was sub judice as the order of 9 December 2014 had been challenged by the employees associated with FDCP in a fresh OA before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench.