<p>The Press Council of India (PCI) is re-examining its previous proposal to bring electronic media under its jurisdiction.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This development came after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in a report on cross-media ownership, recommended that the government should not regulate the media. <br /><br />Instead, there should be a single regulatory authority for both print and electronic media, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore told the Lok Sabha in reply to a written question on Friday.<br /><br />The council is reconsidering its previous proposal to amend the Press Council Act to bring electronic media under its jurisdiction. <br /><br />“This (bringing electronic media under the PCI jurisdiction) may be considered after receiving the views of the council’s chairman,” Rathore said. He was replying to a question on the issue asked by Congress’ Tumkur parliamentarian S P Muddahanume Gowda. <br /><br />Justice Markandey Katju, a former chairman of the PCI, had recommended setting up of a media council and brining both print and electronic media under its ambit.</p>
<p>The Press Council of India (PCI) is re-examining its previous proposal to bring electronic media under its jurisdiction.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This development came after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in a report on cross-media ownership, recommended that the government should not regulate the media. <br /><br />Instead, there should be a single regulatory authority for both print and electronic media, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore told the Lok Sabha in reply to a written question on Friday.<br /><br />The council is reconsidering its previous proposal to amend the Press Council Act to bring electronic media under its jurisdiction. <br /><br />“This (bringing electronic media under the PCI jurisdiction) may be considered after receiving the views of the council’s chairman,” Rathore said. He was replying to a question on the issue asked by Congress’ Tumkur parliamentarian S P Muddahanume Gowda. <br /><br />Justice Markandey Katju, a former chairman of the PCI, had recommended setting up of a media council and brining both print and electronic media under its ambit.</p>
