The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting vide circular dated April 23, 2022 has issued an Advisory to all Private Satellite TV channels for adherence to the provisions the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 including to the Program Code. It has been found that in the recent past several Satellite TV channels have carried out coverage of events and incidents in a manner which appears to be unauthentic, misleading, sensational and using socially unacceptable language and remarks, offending good taste and decency, and obscene and defamatory and having communal overtones, all of which appear to be violative of the Program Code.
The Government through the circular expresses serious concern about the manner in which the television channels have gone about their operations in the matter of transmitting content and are hereby strongly advised to immediately refrain from publishing and transmitting any content which is violative of the aforementioned provisions of The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and the rules thereunder.
