National broadcast policy on the cards, says MIB secretary Amit Khare

At the first day of Ficci's Frames 2019, collaboration was the buzzword

A National Broadcast Policy is being drafted in collaboration with stakeholders to address the issues plaguing the sector, said Amit Khare, secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, at the inaugural session of Frames 2019, the annual media and entertainment conference of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci).

The three-day event began on Tuesday. Regulation and collaboration were buzzwords at the conference.

Khare said the need of the hour was less government regulation and more self-regulation.
 

“There is no reason to believe that a wise person sitting in Delhi would be more knowledgeable or more prudent compared to the