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Core Purpose

Amends a 2013 notification under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, revising channel categories for Doordarshan and Sansad TV.

Detailed Summary

This notification issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting amends notification S.O. 2693(E) dated 5th September, 2013, pertaining to channel categorization under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. The amendment substitutes entries in Table-I for serial numbers 16, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28, and inserts new entries after serial number 39. Key changes include re-categorizing 'DD Assam' and 'DD Odia' as 'General Entertainment (Regional)', 'Sansad TV – 1 HD' and 'Sansad TV – 1' as 'News and Current Affairs (Lok Sabha)', and 'Sansad TV – 2 HD' and 'Sansad TV – 2' as 'News and Current Affairs (Rajya Sabha)'. Newly added channels are 'DD National HD' as 'General Entertainment (Hindi)', 'DD News HD' as 'News and Current Affairs (Hindi)', 'DD Sports HD' as 'Sports', and 'DD India HD' as 'News and Current Affairs (English)'.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 323] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 17, 2025/PAUSHA 27, 1946 MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17 th January, 2025 S.O 325(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 (7 of 1995), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, number S.O. 2693 (E), dated the 5th September, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 6th September, 2013, namely:- In the said notification, in Table-I,- (i) for serial number 16 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:- +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | "16. | DD Assam | General Entertainment (Regional)"; | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ (ii) for serial numbers21, 22, 23 and 24 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely:- +-----+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | "21. | DD Odia | General Entertainment (Regional); | +-----+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 22. | Sansad TV – 1 HD | News and Current Affairs (Lok Sabha); | +-----+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 23. | Sansad TV-1 | News and Current Affairs (Lok Sabha); | +-----+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 24. | Sansad TV – 2 HD | News and Current Affairs (Rajya Sabha)"; | +-----+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+ (iii) for serial number 28 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:- +-----+---------------------+-------------------------------------+ | "28. | Sansad TV -2 | News and Current Affairs (Rajya Sabha)"; | +-----+---------------------+-------------------------------------+ (iv) after serial number 39 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely:- +-----+--------------------+----------------------------------+ | "40. | DD National HD | General Entertainment (Hindi); | +-----+--------------------+----------------------------------+ | 41. | DD News HD | News and Current Affairs (Hindi); | +-----+--------------------+----------------------------------+ | 42. | DD Sports HD | Sports; | +-----+--------------------+----------------------------------+ | 43. | DD India HD | News and Current Affairs (English)". | +-----+--------------------+----------------------------------+ [F.No. 15/1/2021-BP&L] SANJIV SHANKAR, Jt. Secy. Note: The Principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide notification number 2693 (E), dated the 6th September, 2013 and was subsequently amended vide numbers:- 1. S.O. 1388 (E), dated the 25th May, 2015; 2. S.O. 1699 (E), dated the 7th May, 2019; 3. S.O. 4136 (E), dated the 15th November, 2019; 4. S.O. 3792 (E), dated the 15th September, 2021; 5. S.O. 4796 (E), dated the 22nd November, 2021; 6. S.O. 2467 (E), dated the 31st May, 2022; 7. S.O. 292 (E), dated the 19th January, 2024.

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