Govt to regulate DTH service

The government is planning a legislation to address security concerns and check obscene programmes in television following introduction of direct-to-home service, Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy said.

Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Reddy said the government has already strengthened the mechanism for monitoring DTH programmes and is considering maintaining a record of the programmes rather than asking TV channels to furnish it.

The existing DTH licence conditions for setting up and operating DTH service in India contain adequate safeguards with regard to the carriage of undesirable contents in DTH service, he said. 8212;PTI