MEDIA
POLICY
Scheme
of Broadcast over Akashvani and Doordarshan by
Recognised Political Parties.
Scheme of Broadcast over Akashvani and Docrdarshan by
Recognised Political Parties During Election to the
Lok Sabha/State Assemblies
1. Facilities of broadcasts on Akashvani and
Doordarshen may be given to political parties
recognised as 'National' parties and 'State' parties
by the Election Commission under the Election Symbols
(Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.
2 (a) In the case of elections to the Lok Sabha,
'National' and 'State' parties may be given
facilities for broadcasting from the principal
Akashvani station and Doordarshan Kendra (where there
is one) in every State in which general election to
the Lok Sabha is to be held.
(b) Broadcast from the principal station in the State
will be radiated from all other Akashvani Stations in
the State.
(c) In addition, 'National' parties may be given
facilities to have Central broadcasts from All India
Radio, Delhi and Delhi Doordarshan Kendra which will
be relayed from all AIR Stations/Doordarshan Kendras.
(d) In the States where a general election to the
Legislative Assembly of the State is held
simultaneously with the general election to Lok
Sabha, there may not be any need for giving separate
time for broadcast/telecast for such Assembly
Election.
3. In case a 'State' party recognised by the Election
Commission in one or more States under the Election
Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968,
fields a sizeable number of candidates for election
in a state in which it is not so recognised, a gist
of the election broadcast made by the said 'State'
party in any one of the states will be covered in the
regional news bulletions of the Radio Stations in
that State.
4. Broadcast on Akashvani may be of 30 minutes
duration (in two broadcasts of 15 minutes each).
Telecast from Doordarshan may be of 15 minutes
duration.
5. The dates of Radio broadcasts/telecasts will be
predetermined in consultation with the Chief Election
Commissioner or his representative, in the case of
Central and National Broadcasts/telecasts from Delhi,
and the Chief Electoral Officer of the State, in the
case of broadcasts/telecasts from the Principal
Akashvani Stations and Doordarshan Kendras.
6. The order in which and the dates on which the
various recognised political parties may
broadcast/telecast from Akashvani and Doordarshan
will be determined by draw of matching lots by the
authorities concerned as mentioned in item 5 above.
7. The time for radio broadcasts and telecasts at the
national level will be as follows :
-----------------Broadcasts..........Between........................and.........................
-----------------Telecasts............Between.........................and.........................
The time for the radio broadcasts and telecasts at
the State level will be between......................
and ...............................
8. The actual persons participating in the broadcasts
may be chosen by the 'National' or the 'State'
parties, as the case may be.
9. The broadcasts on Akashvani/Doordarshan will not
permit:
i) Criticism of friendly Countries;
ii) Attack on religions or communities;
iii) Anything obscene or defamatory;
iv) Incitement to violence;
v) Anything amounting to contempt of court;
vi) Aspersions against the integrity of the President
and Judiciary;
vii) Anything affecting the unity and integrity of
the Nation;
viii) Any criticism by name of any person;
ix) Exhibition of films on or after the date of issue
of notification under section 30 of the R.P. Act 1951
and date (s) of poll projecting the image of cine
actors and actresses who have joined politics;
x) Sponsored programmes by political parties to
telecast/broadcast during election period; and
xi) Telecast/broadcast of programmes of Prime
Minister/Chief Ministers/Ministers having a direct
relation or bearing on election.
However,telecast/broadcast or programmes on official
activities of the Prime Minister/Chief
Minister/Minister will be permitted.
Note: The parties or their representatives shall
submit the script of their broadcast in advance.
10. The 'party' broadcasts will be in addition to any
panel discussions or other programmes of political
education organised in the course of the ordinary
functioning of the broadcasting media.
11. The 'party' broadcast will be made after the
notification calling for elections is issued and will
be concluded forty eight hours before the end of the
first polling date.
12. No.'party' will be allotted time either on Radio
or Doordarshan on Sundays.
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