MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENT-Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

UNSTARRED QUESTION / நட்சத்திரமிடப்படாத கேள்வி
5664. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:
SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:
DR. T. SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:
SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:
DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
be pleased to state:

(a) the details regarding existing mechanism to regulate advertisements in all 
types of media platforms including theatres, if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether several tobacco / alcohol / cigarette brands are being advertised in 
surrogate manner as some other consumer products in media including 
Doordarshan Kendras during last three years, if so, the details of initiatives 
taken to curb such misleading advertisements;
(c) the measures taken to check the broadcast of pan masala advertisement on 
TV;
(d) whether obscene pictures are being broadcast by the Doordarshan Kendras, 
if so, the details thereof including the corrective steps taken in this regard;
(e) whether the Government has received any suggestion / memorandum /
request regarding the ban or legal restriction on the broadcast of such 
misleading advertisements / obscene pictures during the last three years and 
till date; and 
(f) if so, the details of any stringent measures proposed by the Government in 
this regard?