Citizens' Charter of MIB makes commitments for ensuring certain services

[IndianMascot]

In a Citizen’s Charter released by it, the Ministry also said the aim was to effectively disseminate information on the policies, programmes and achievements of government using emerging technologies, promote development of broadcasting industry in India; strengthen the public service broadcaster and work towards universal digitisation of broadcasting by 2017.

The aim was also to expand FM radio network to all cities of 100,000 and above by 2014-15 and community radio service for empowering local communities.

The Ministry undertook to create a policy framework for the development of value based content for healthy entertainment of people of all ages; and restore, digitalise, preserve and enhance public access to the archival wealth of films, video and audio resources.

The services mentioned in it include issue of Issue of license for providing DTH services to prospective licensee, Issue of License to Multi System Operators, Issue of license for providing HITS services to prospective licensee, Registration of Television Rating Points (TRP) Agencies to operate in India, Setting up teleports by TV Channels for up linking/ down linking, Issue of permission for Up linking/ Down linking of TV Channels uplinked from India, Issue of Permission for Down linking of TV Channels uplinked from Abroad.



Citizens' Charter of MIB makes commitments for ensuring certain services | Indian Television Dot Com

 

[DashMajor]

Whats the regulations of Community Radio ?

Govt. is very busy on promoting this and asking peoples to joint.

 

[IndianMascot]

I think they are referring to regional radio services.

 

[DashMajor]

I think 3 - 4 times I read in the news paper they're asking to joined Community Radio chain like we can own our own Radio Station. I think it would be on AM Band. But they never explain about Time Duration, Contents etc.

 

[Sanjeev]

Looks like they want to expand their radio services to each and every corner of the country

 

[DashMajor]

Looks like they want to expand their radio services to each and every corner of the country

I think its not Govt. Radio Bro. they're giving bands in a lease to us.

 

[Sanjeev]

But they are giving it to some companies and they too will earn from it so fayda toh govt ka hi hai naa

 

[IndianMascot]

But what is Citizen Charter in all these ?

 

[DashMajor]

So that localized can own our own Radio Station, like you, me can hold our own radio station tats what I able to understand.

 

[Sanjeev]

But what is Citizen Charter in all these ?

Yes I too want to know what is the role of citizen charter in this is it related for corruption purposes