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Scope and functions of I&B committee for regulating online media dovetailed with another panel: Govt

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 26 2018 | 9:00 PM IST

The scope and functions of a committee, set up by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry for framing regulations for online media, have been dovetailed with a separate inter-ministerial panel, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore said the ministry had constituted the committee on April 4 this year for framing regulations for online media, news portals and online content, including digital broadcasting which encompasses entertainment, infotainment, and news and media aggregators.

"However, since the government had constituted an

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First Published: Jul 26 2018 | 9:00 PM IST

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