TV Channels
must broadcast on
'National Interest'
11-11-2022
YASHWANTH
30 minutes of national interest content must be broadcast on a TV channel.
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The Ministry of Information Broadcasting. TV channel guidelines were issued in 2005 and revised in 2011.
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The category under the National Interest topics are
1.Education
2. Agriculture
3. Rural Development
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5. Science and Technology
6.The welfare of Women
7.The welfare of Weaker Section
4. Health and Family Welfare
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8. Protection of Environment
9. Culture Heritage and 10.National Integration.
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The tv channels create their content on
'national interest'
Telecast 30 minutes must
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After 11 years, the central government has approved guidelines for uplinking and downlinking TV channels.
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There are total 897 Channels in India. Only 30 channels are being uplinked. (broadcast in other countries).
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