MIB withdraws the draft Broadcasting Bill 2024 and will rewrite it following discussions.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has reportedly withdrew the draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2024, which has generated intense discussion among digital content creators and broadcasters.Industry sources claim that the Ministry has requested that all parties involved return the copies of the proposed bill that were distributed on July 24 and 25. No input from the stakeholders was requested.According to media sources, the MIB will review the bill again and, following consultations, it is likely to be revised. It is unclear if the industry will be reconsidering the entire draft bill or just the parts that have caused disagreement.

As part of a continuous consultation process that started when the initial draft was uploaded in November 2023, the draft was distributed for comments.The most recent draft of the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2024 was withdrawn by the ministry of information and broadcasting on Monday. All parties involved were asked to return physical copies that were supplied to them between July 24 and July 25, five sources with knowledge of the situation told HT on condition of anonymity.