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No. 15/112013-BP&L Government of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New -l

Dated the l2th June. 2015 ADVISORY

Whereas, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (l) of section 8 of the Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995(hereinafter referred to as ("the Cable Act"), the Ministry vide its notification No. S.O.2693 (E) dated 05.09.2013 and subsequent notification No. S.O. 1388 (E) dated 25.05.2015 has specified list of channels that are to be mandatorily carried by MSOs and Cable operators on their cable TV networks.

Whereas, in areas where cable TV digitization has been completed, it is obligatory for the cable operators to carry 23 channels of including Kisan Channel, besides and Rajya Sabha channels. In other areas, the cable operators are required to carry 8 channels of Doordarshan, in addition to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha channels.

Whereas, it has been found that many MSOs/Cable operators are not carrying mandatory channels notified by the Ministry vide the aforesaid notifications which is a violation of Section 8 of the Cable Act.

Whereas, non-carriage of mandatory channels is liable to attract Section I l, Section 12 and Section l8 of the Cable Act.

MSOs All and Cable operators are accordingly advised to carry the mandatory channels in the manner as notified by the Ministry.

Any violation of Section 8 of the Cable Act shall invite such action as provided in the Cable TV Act and the Rules framed thereunder as well as the terms and conditions stipulated in the MSO permission, as the case may be.

(K.S.Rejimon) Director (BP&L) Tel. 23381246 To,

l. All MSOs (in DAS areas by name) 2. All other MSOs. J. Secretary, Department of Posts with a request to circulate all post offices for compliance by LCOs/MSOs in non-DAS areas. List of cities where DAS has been notified is annexed.) €o (f,o-33004/99 tfrd do REgp. No. p. L.-31004/99

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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 5th September,.2013

S.O.2693(E).-In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (l) of section 8 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 (hereinafter refened to as "the Act") (7 of 1995) and in supersession of notifications numbers S.O. g23(El o*O ,tt. l3s September, 2000, No.l6(l)/Cable-2005-E-III dated 25'h February, lqrq u-sue 3(ii)l $TKf, $"t lIqT'{ : sGlttll'tul

2005 and S.O.l88l(E) dated 6th November,2007, the Central Government hereby specifies the names of channels to be re-transmined by the cable operators in their cable services and the manner of reception and re-transmission of such channels, namely :-

l. Where digital addressable system has been introduced in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (l ) of section 4,{ of the Act, following channels are to be mandatorily carried by the cable operators namely: , -- TABLE. I S.No Name of the Channel Genre

I DD National Entertain ment ()

2. DD News and Current Affairs 3. DD Bharati Infotainment 4. DD Infotainment

5. DD Spons Sports

6. DD India Infotainment

7. DD Kashir General (Regional)

8. DD Puniabi General Entertain ment (Regional ) 9. ED Girnar General Entertain ment (Regional)

10. DD Sahvadri General Entertain ment (Regional)

ll DD Saptagiri General Entertainment (Regional)

12. DD General Entertain ment (Regional)

13. DD Podhigai General Entertain ment (Regional)

14. DD Chandana General Entertain ment (Regional)

15. DD Bangla General Entertain ment (Regional)

t6. DD North East General Entertain ment (Regional) 17. DD General Entertainment (Hindi ) 18. DD General Entertain ment (Hindi,) 19. DD General Entertainment (Hindi ) 20. DD General Entertain ment (Hindi ) 2t. DD Oriya General Entertain ment (Regional) 22. Gyan Darshan Channel Infotainment

23. Lok Sabha News and Current Affairs

24 Rajya Sabha Television Channel News and Current Affairs

Provided that every cable operator shall provide the above channels to the subscribers, irrespective of any bouquet(s) or a-la-carte channel(s) being subscribed by them. Provided further that every cable operator shall also place the above channels in the respective genre and shalldisplay them in full television screen.

2' Where digital addressable -a--' ,., system has not been introduced in accordance with the provisions of sub-section ( | ot section 44 of the shall ) Act, it be obligatory for every cable operator to provide following channels to the subscribers, namely : - W4e +1 tz)- THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [Pnnr II-Sec. 3(ii)]

TABLE _ II

S.No Name of channel Placement ofchannel

I DDI (National Channel) Prime band

) DD (News Channel) Prime band

3. One regional language of Doordarshan channel of the State in which the Prime band cable operator is located according to the SCHEDULE

4, Lok Sabha Television Channel Prime band

5. Rajya Sabha Television Channel Prime band

6. DD Sports channel Non prime band

7. Gyan Darshan Channel Non prime band

8. DD Urdu channel Non prime band

9. DD Bharati Non prime band Providedtha[echannelofDoordarshanisnotavailable'DDBharatishall be provided according to ths Schedule in prime band whereas, in State where regional language channel of Doordarshan is available, DD Bharati shall be provided in the non prime band. SCHEDULE territories where S. States/ Union territories Name of the regional States / Union channel of No. language DD Bharati to be provided bY to be Doordarshan Provided the cable operator in non- oPerator in by the cable prime band prime band

I DD Saptagiri DD Bharati

2 DD-North-East DD Bharati

a DD Bharati J DD-North-East Bharati 4 Bihar DD Bihar DD

5 Chattisgarh DD Bharati

6 DD Bharati DD Bharati 7 DD Girnar

8 DD Bharati

9 DD Bharati DD Bharati l0 and Kashmir DD Kashir ll DD Bharati DD Bharati t2 DD Chandana DD Bharati l3 DD Malayalam DD Bharati 14 Madhya Pradesh DD Madhya Pradesh DD Bharati l5 DD Sahyadri Bharati l6 DD-North-East DD DD Bharati l7 DD-North-East DD Bharati 18 DD-North-East DD Bharati 19 Naealand DD-North-East DD Bharati 20 Orissa DD Oriya lqrq lr-qus 3(ii)l ril-(d rFt {tETq? : 3f,{[tIRuT

2l Punjab DD Punjabi DD Bharati 22 Rajasthan DD Rajasthan DD Bharati 23 DD-North-East DD Bharati 24 TamilNadu DD Podigai DD Bharati 25 DD-North-East DD Bharati 26 Uttar Pradesh DD Uttar Pradesh DD Bharati 27 DD Bharati 28 DD Bangla DD Bharati 29 Andaman and Nicobar Islands DD Bharati t ,, I 30 ,'l DD Punjabi DD Bharari 3t uI.,, UuJaratl DD Bharati 32 Daman and Diu i uu UuJarati DD Bharati JJ uD M.atayalam DD Bharati 34 NCT of Delhi uD Bnaratr 35 Puduchenv yodrgal uD DD Bharati

J. Every cable operator shall ,__- (i) takeonly c-band satellite signals of Doordarshan channels forretransmission on their cable service by dish antenna / Television Receive only of not less than l2feet diameter dish, and yagi to ensure good not antenna quality reception ; (ii) not transmit any channel on the cable service in the same frequency band in which Doordarshan terrestrial channels are transmitted ; (iii) use standard equipment.to ensure good quality reception and re-transmission channels upto tail-end of alt mandatory subscriberr.Jrpurubte wittr other sateltite channels. Rxplanation : For the purpose of this notification, the expression "prime band,, constitutes frequencies relating channel falling in band I (channels to 2to 4ranging from 47 to 6g MHz) and band III (channels ranging tiom l74to230MHz) 5 to I2 and "non'prime band" shall be construed accordingly, "prime band,'. in relation to

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MINISTRY OF IIYF'ORMATION AND BROADCASTING NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th May,2015 S,O.13E8(E).- ln exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (l) of section 8 of the Cable Television

Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 (7 of 1995) , the Central Government hereby makes the following anendments in the notification of the in the Minisry of Information andBroadcasting number S.O.2693(E), dated the 5ft September, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as " the principal notification") , namely:-

In the principal notificatior, - (i) in Table-I, after serial number 24 andthe enfies relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

'25 DD Kisan Infotainment (Hindi)" ;

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[F. No. N.360 I s/l 12013-BP &Ll R. JAYA, Jt. Secy. ) Note:- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Ptrt II, Section 3, Sub'section (ii) vide notification number S.O. 2693(E), dated the 5th September, 2013.

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