Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 6: The re-constituted State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC) under the Cable Television Network (Regulation Act 1995 read with Amendment Act 2011) met here today under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary Information Department, B. B. Vyas.
The meeting discussed in detail various aspects of the Act and functioning of Private Cable Television Network in the State. The meeting also reviewed the action taken on the decisions made in the last meeting of the Committee. The members put forth various suggestions for upgrading the monitoring mechanism and ensuring sharing of information received from various quarters.
The Principal Secretary directed for creating an e-group of the Members of the Committee so that they are in a position to share their views and the status of complaints and suggestions received from the public relating to the functioning of Private Cable Television Network in the State.
He also directed for updating the existing e-mail portal for receiving the complaints and views of the people relating to the programmes and other aspects pertaining to the functioning of private cable televisions. He also directed for placing the Cable Television Network Act and other relevant notifications and rules in the public domain through a dedicated Web Portal to be constructed by the National Informatics Centre J&K for the purpose.
The meeting emphasized the need for regularly obtaining feedbacks from the District Level Monitoring Committees headed by District Magistrates. He said the feedback received should be shared with the Members of State Level Monitoring Committee. He directed for arranging the video conferencing of the State Level Monitoring Committee with the District Level Committees so that necessary information is shared and monitoring process made cohesive and dynamic.
The Members of the re-constituted State Level Monitoring Committee headed by Principal Secretary Information, are representative of the Director General of J&K Police, Secretary to Government, Social Welfare Department, Director Information, Prof. Satnam Kour (Academician) Department of English, Jammu University, Dr. Showkat Ahmad Shah, (Psychologist) Head of the Department Psychology, Kashmir University, Tariq A. Rather (Sociologist) Centre of Central Asian Studies and Renu Nanda, NGO.
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