Haryana Government on Wednesday constituted a State level Monitoring Committee under Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 to enforce the Cable TV Networks Rules.
An official spokesman said Secretary, Information and Public Relations Department would be the chairman of the Committee and Director General, Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Department would be the Member Secretary.
The Committee would see whether District or local Committees have been formed and they are meeting regularly, whether the authorised officers are effectively performing their duties, how many cases are handled by them and what decisions are arrived at.
He said that State level Monitoring Committee would also collate data or information from District or local level Committee and forward it to Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Besides, it would recommend action and forward complaints against satellite channels (National Channels) to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting through the Chief Secretary of the State in cases of violation of Government of India’s orders on the programme and advertising codes.