News MHA decides to abolish security clearance requirement for MSOs

[Deepu]

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to do away with the requirement of national security clearance for multi-system operators (MSOs) as part of its new policy guidelines aimed at facilitating ease of doing business and promoting investment in the country. The MHA had recently streamlined/relaxed national security clearance norms for certain sensitive sectors of the economy including the media sector, Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Read more at: http://www.televisionpost.com/cable/mha-decides-to-abolish-security-clearance-requirement-for-msos/ | TelevisionPost.com

 

[IndianMascot]

Then Sun don't need to worry also. Isn't it ?

 

[Technoglitch]

Nope, now information ministry has said those with out security clearance would have to shut the broadcasting.
This is for cable only.

 

[scorpionking76]

I don't understand this security clearance stuff? Why does one need to take security clearance to start a channel? If FDI is involved then why does ED not getting involved to trace the source?

 

[Technoglitch]

Security clearance is that they don't interfere in any matters related to country

 

[scorpionking76]

Then what did sun did? It's purely political vendetta

 

[Technoglitch]

just because there are cases against the promoters in the telecom department.

 

[scorpionking76]

It's absolutely nonsense