Govt to launch Broadcast Seva portal in three months

The authorities plans to launch a web based facilitation portal for the broadcasting sector within the subsequent three months, which can pace up the method of receiving any approval or making use of for any permission from the federal government, mentioned a prime official of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB).

“The broadcasters will be able to see where their applications are, and how they are being processed. And that will make it much simpler,” mentioned Apurva Chandra, Secretary, MIB, throughout his keynote handle on the APOS India Summit, organised by Media Partners Asia.

He added that the modifications within the uplinking and downlinking pointers for the sector are additionally underneath the consideration of the federal government.
“It will make the rules simpler and bring about some ease of doing business… both these things are under construction as a government. The first will be done in the next three months, and the next will also be completed in the next three to four months, ” he mentioned.

On the issues of the trade, he mentioned that the ministry is open to the thought of getting a member from the broadcasting sector as an exterior member of TRAI.

“We have got a request as of now that a part-time member should be nominated from the broadcasting sector in the TRAI, and we are open to any suggestions from the industry,” he mentioned. “A suitable person can be considered for nomination to TRAI.”

On the query of a separate regulator for the sector and a unified nationwide coverage, he mentioned that as of now, TRAI has been designated because the regulator of the broadcasting sector. However, he added that the trade shouldn’t be one cohesive entire and a nationwide coverage would require a “larger debate.”

“There are many views and opinions and whether all (the sectors) can come under one common policy is to be seen. I think it’ll require a much larger, deeper debate. There will be some winners and some losers, and we will have to take into account everyone’s concerns,” he mentioned. The Greater India