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EXTRAORDINARY

Hkkx III—[k.M 4

PART III—Section 4

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NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2015/PAUSA 8, 1937

Hkkjrh; nwjlapkj fofu;ked izkf/kdj.k

vf/klwpuk

ubZ fnYyh] 28 fnlEcj] 2015

nwjlapkj ¼izlkj.k vkSj dscy½ lsok,a ¼pkSFkk½ ¼,Mªslscy iz.kkyh½ VSfjQ ¼NBk la'kks/ku½ vkns'k] 2015

¼ 2015 dk 6 ½

QkQkQkQk- lalalala- 1-9/2012&ch,a

&ch,a

&ch,aMlh,l

Mlh,l

Mlh,l.—lapkj vkSj lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh ea=ky; ¼nwjlapkj foHkkx½] Hkkjr ljdkj dh vf/klwpuk la[;k 39 ds

lkFk ifBr Hkkjrh; nwjlapkj fofu;ked izkf/kdj.k vf/kfu;e] 1997 ¼1997 dk 24½ dh /kkjk 11 dh mi&/kkjk ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼[k½ ds mi&[kaM ¼ii½]

¼iii½] ¼iv½ vkSj (v) vkSj mi&/kkjk ¼2½ }kjk iznÙk 'kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx djrs gq,] tks&

¼d½

mDr vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 2 dh mi&/kkjk ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼ds½ ds ijarqd rFkk /kkjk 11 dh mi&/kkjk ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼Mh½ ds varxZr dsanz ljdkj

dks iznÙk 'kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx djrs gq, tkjh dh xbZ Fkh] rFkk

¼[k½

Hkkjr ds jkti=] vlk/kkj.k] Hkkx II] ds [kaM 3 ds mi&[kaM ¼ii½ esa fnukad 09 tuojh] 2004 dh vf/klwpuk la0 39 [dk-vk- 44¼v½ rFkk

45¼v½] ds rgr izdkf'kr gqbZ Fkh]&

Hkkjrh; nwjlapkj fofu;ked izkf/kdj.k] nwjlapkj ¼izlkj.k vkSj dscy½ lsok,a ¼pkSFkk½ ¼,Mªslscy iz.kkyh½ VSfjQ vkns'k] 2010 ¼2010 dk 1½ esa vkSj

la'kks/ku djus ds fy, ,rn~}kjk fuEufyf[kr vkns'k nsrk gS] uker~% %&

¼1½

bl vkns'k dks nwjlapkj ¼izlkj.k vkSj dscy½ lsok,a ¼pkSFkk½ ¼,Mªslscy iz.kkyh½

VSfjQ ¼NBk la'kks/ku½ vkns'k] 2015 dgk tk,xkA

¼2½

;g vkns'k 01 vizSy] 2016 ls ykxw gksxkA

nwjlapkj ¼izlkj.k vkSj dscy½ lsok,a ¼pkSFkk½ ¼,Mªslscy iz.kkyh½ VSfjQ vkns'k] 2010 ¼2010 dk 01½ ¼ftls blesa vkxs ewy VSfjQ vkns'k

dgk x;k gS½ ds [kaM 3 esa mi&[kaM ¼tsMch½ ds ckn] fuEufyf[kr mi&[kaM var%LFkkfir fd, tk,axs%&

**¼tsMch,½ *vkjvkbZvks* dk vk'k; lsok iznkrk }kjk mu fu;e ,oa 'krksZa dks fufnZ"V djrs gq, izdkf'kr fd, x, lanHkZ

baVjdusDV vkWQj ls gS] ftu ij nwljs lsok iznkrk vkWQj nsus okys lsok iznkrk ls baVjdusD'ku izkIr dj ldrs gSa;

¼tsMchch½ ^^vkjvkbZvks nj^^ dk vk'k; lsok iznkrk }kjk vius lanHkZ baVjdusDV vkWQj esa fofufnZ"V Vhoh pSuyksa dh nj ls gSA^^

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART III—SEC. 4]

2- ewYk VSfjQ vkns'k ds [kaM 6 ds mi&[kaM ¼1½ esa,---

(i) nwljs ijarqd ds fy,] fuEufyf[kr ijarqd izfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] uker~% %&

“;g Hkh fd lsok ¼fMftVy ,Mªslscy dscy Vhoh iz.kkyh½ ds ekud vf/kfu;e] 2012 ¼2012 dk 12½ vkSj Mk;jsDV&Vq&gkse izlkj.k

lsok,a ¼lsok dh xq.koÙkk ds ekud vkSj f'kdk;r fuokj.k½ fofu;e] 2007 ¼2007 dk 8½ ds mica/kksa ds varxZr] ;fn vius miHkksDrkvksa

dks izlkj.k lsok,a ;k dscy lsok,a miyC/k djk jgk dksbZ eYVh flLVe vkWijsVj ;k Mk;jsDV&Vq&gkse vkWijsVj ;k baVjusV izksVksdkWy

lsok iznkrk ;k ,pvkbZVh,l vkWijsVj fMftVy ,Mªslscy flLVe dk bLrseky djrs gq,] cqds ds Hkkx ds :i esa is pSuy vkWQj djrk

gS rks ,sls is pSuyksa] tks cqds dk Hkkx gSa] dh v&yk&dkVsZ njsa vkSj ,sls cqds dh nj fuEufyf[kr 'krksZa ds varxZr gksxh] uker%

¼d½

is pSuy] tks fd cqds dk Hkkx gSa] dh v&yk&dkVsZ nj ,Mªslscy flLVe ds fy, izlkjd }kjk vkWQj dh xbZ bldh vkjvkbZvks

nj ds nks xquk ls vf/kd ugha gksxh( vkSj

¼[k½

cqds ds lHkh pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZ njksa dk ;ksx cqds nj ds rhu xquk ls vf/kd ugha gksxkA

Li"Vhdj.k % eYVh flLVe vkWijsVj ;k Mk;jsdV&Vq&gkse vkWijsVj ;k baVjusV izksVksdky vkWijsVj ;k ,pvkbZVh,l }kjk

fufnZ“V fdlh pSuy dh v&yk&dkVsZ nj ,sls lHkh cqdksa ds fy, oS/k jgsxha ftudk ;g pSuy Hkkx gSA

(ii) rhljs ijarqd dk foyksiu fd;k tk,xk;”

lq/khj xqIrk] lfpo

[foKkiu III@4@vlk-@142@300]

fVIIk.kh 1 % nwjlapkj ¼izlkj.k ,oa dscy½ lsok,a ¼pkSFkk½ ¼,Mªslscy flLVe½ VSfjQ vkns'k] 2010 ¼2010 dk 1½ 21 tqykbZ] 2010 dh vf/klwpuk

la[;k% 11&14@2009&ch,.Mlh,l ds rgr izdkf'kr fd;k x;k Fkk rFkk ckn esa Øe'k% fnukad 30 vizSy] 2012 dh vf/klwpuk la[;k

1&9@2012&ch,.Mlh,l] fnukad 20 flracj] 2013 dh vf/klwpuk la[;k 1&12@2012&ch,.Mlh,l] fnukad 10 Qjojh] 2014 dh

vf/klwpuk la[;k 1&9@2012&ch,.Mlh,l] 18 tqykbZ] 2014 dh vf/klwpuk la[;k 1&19@2014&ch,.Mlh,l vkSj 8 flracj] 2015

dh vf/klwpuk la[;k 1&42@2015&ch,.Mlh,l ds }kjk blesa la'kks/ku fd, x, FksA

fVIIk.kh 2 % bl vkns'k ds ifjf'k"V d ij O;k[;kRed Kkiu esa nwjlapkj ¼izlkj.k vkSj dscy½ lsok,a ¼pkSFkk½ ¼,Mªslscy iz.kkyh½ VSfjQ ¼NBk

la'kks/ku½ vkns'k] 2015 ¼2015 dk 6½ ds mís'; vkSj dkj.k Li"V fd, x, gSaA

ifjf'k"V ^d^

O;k[;kRed Kkiu

i`"BHkwfe

Hkkjrh; nwjlapkj fofu;ked izkf/kdj.k ¼ftls blesa vkxs izkf/kdj.k dgk x;k gS½ dks izlkj.k vkSj dscy Vhoh lsokvksa ds fofu;eu dk dk;Z

o"kZ 2004 esa lkSaik x;k FkkA rc ls] izkf/kdj.k us Hkknwfoizk vf/kfu;e] 1997 ds vuqlkj blesa fufgr bldh laLrqfrijd vkSj fofu;ked

'kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx djrs gq, {ks= ds fofu;eu ds fy, dbZ dne mBk, gSaA izlkj.k ,oa dscy Vhoh lsok {ks= ds fy, VSfjQ dk fofu;eu

djus ds fy, Hkknwfoizk us Vhoh {ks= ds fofHkUu fgr/kkjdksa ftlesa izlkjd] forj.k IysVQkeZ vkWijsVj vkSj Vhoh miHkksDrk 'kkfey gSa] ij ykxw

VSfjQ ds fy, VSfjQ vkns'k tkjh fd, gSaA

Hkknwfoizk us fnukad 15 tuojh] 2004 dks dscy Vhoh lsokvksa ds fy, igyk VSfjQ vkns'k tkjh fd;k FkkA dscy miHkksDrk }kjk dscy

vkWijsVj] dscy vkWijsVj }kjk ,e,lvks@izlkjd rFkk ,e,lvks }kjk izlkjdksa dks ns; izHkkjksa dh mPPkre lhek 26 fnlacj] 2003 dks izpfyr

izHkkj ds :Ik esa fufnZ"V dh xbZ FkhA ,e,lvks@,ylhvks }kjk miHkksDrkvksa ls fy, tkus okys fjVsy VSfjQ ds ekeys esa mPpre lhek,a] izkIr

fd, x, pSuyksa dh la[;k vkSj fuokl LFkku ds izdkj ¼vFkkZr~ 'kgj] uxj] v/kZ&'kgjh {ks= vkfn½ ij vk/kkfjr FkhA

ml le; ij izpfyr i)fr ds vuqlkj] izlkjd cqds ds :Ik esa ,e,lvks@,ylhvks dks vius pSuy iznku djus ds fy, vyx&vyx pSuyksa

dh rqyuk esa vius cqds dk rdZfo:) ewY; fu/kkZfjr djrs FksA dHkh&dHkh cqds bl rjg ls cuk, tkrs Fks fd mlesa dsoy ,d ;k nks

yksdfiz; pSuy vkrs Fks tcfd cqds ds 'ks"k pSuy ,e,lvks] ,ylhvks vkSj miHkksDrkvksa ds fy, muds iSls dk lgh ewY; iznku ugha djrs FksA

,e,lvks vkSj ,ylhvks ij iwjk cqds ysus ds fy, ncko Mkyk tkrk Fkk] vU;Fkk mUgsa yksdfiz; pSuy nsus ls Li"V euk dj fn;k tkrk FkkA

bu vupkgs pSuyksa dh ykxr dk Hkkj vkerkSj ij ,e,lvks@,ylhvks }kjk miHkksDrkvksa ij Mkyk tkrk FkkA bl eqís dk lek/kku djus ds

fy, Hkknwfoizk us fnukad 4 vDVwcj] 2007 ds vius VSfjQ vkns'k esa izlkjdksa dks ,e,lvks@,ylhvks dks muds vuqjks/k ds vuqlkj

v&yk&dkVsZ vk/kkj ij vius pSuy miyC/k djus dk vf/kns'k fn;kA blds vykok] izlkjdksa dks cqds vk/kkj ij Hkh pSuy miyC/k djkus dh

vuqefr iznku dh xbZ FkhA cgjgky] cqds ds rdZfo:) ewY; fu/kkZj.k dh ck/kk ds cxSj ,e,lvks@,ylhvks ds fy, izHkkoh v&yk&dkVsZ

fodYi miyC/k gksa] ;g lqfuf'pr djus ds fy, izkf/kdj.k us fnukad 20-09-2013 ds VSfjQ vkns'k ds rgr izlkjdksa }kjk miyC/k djk, x,

cqds dh njksa vkSj cqds ds Hkkx ds :Ik esa iznÙk Vhoh pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZ njksa ds chp ^;qxy 'krksZa^ ds :Ik esa ,d laca/k dks vf/knsf'kr

fd;k%&

¼d½

,sls is pSuyksa] tks fd cqds dk Hkkx gS] dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa dk ;ksx fdlh Hkh ekeys esa ,sls cqds dh nj ds Ms< xquk ls

vf/kd ugha gksxk] ftlds ,sls is pSuy Hkkx gSa( vkSj

¼[k½

,sls izR;sd is pSuy] tks fd cqds dk Hkkx gS] dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa fdlh Hkh ekeys esa is pSuy dh ,sls cqds esa vkSlr nj ds

rhu xqus ls vf/kd ugha gksxh] ftldk ,slk is pSuy Hkkx gSA

¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º

Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k

miHkksDrkvksa dks fMftVy ,Mªslscy flLVe ¼Mh,,l½ ds ykHk iznku djus ds fy,] Hkknwfoizk us fnukad 21 tqykbZ] 2010 ds vius vkns'k esa

,e,lvks@MhVh,p@vkbZihVhoh@,pvkbZVh,l vkWijsVjksa ¼ftUgsa blesa vkxs IysVQkeZ vkWijsVj dgk x;k gS½ dks lHkh is pSuy v&yk&dkVsZsZ

vk/kkj ij vkWQj djus dk vf/kns'k fn;kA blds vykok] IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa dks cqds ;k budk feJ.k vkWQj djus dh Hkh vuqefr iznku dh

xbZ FkhA is Vhoh pSuyksa dks v&yk&dkVsZsZ iznÙk djus dks vfuok;Z djrs le;] izkf/kdj.k us 'kq: esa gYdk n`f"Vdks.k viukus dk fofu'p;

fd;k FkkA vr% cqds] ftlds ;s pSuy Hkkx Fks] ds ewY; fu/kkZj.k dh rqyuk esa v&yk&dkVsZsZ pSuyksa ds ewY; fu/kkZj.k ij dksbZ 'kRkZ vf/knsf'kr

ugha dh xbZ FkhA

ckn esa] cktkj n'kkvksa dh tkap djus ij ;g ns[kk x;k Fkk fd gkykafd IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa dks pSuyksa dks cqdksa ds :Ik esa iSdst vkSj ewY;

vkQj djus ds vykok bUgsa v&yk&dkVsZsZ vk/kkj ij vkWQj djus dh vuqefr nh xbZ Fkh] exj cqds vfHknku dh rqyuk esa v&yk&dkVsZsZ

vk/kkj ij pSuyksa dk viVsd cgqr de FkkA fo'ys"k.k ls irk pyk fd v&yk&dkVsZsZ pSuyksa ds de viVsd dk izeq[k dkj.k ;g Fkk fd

pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa] cqds dh njksa dh rqyuk vuqfpr :Ik ls dkQh vf/kd Fkh vkSj bu nks njksa ds chp dksbZ xfr'khy laca/k ugha FkkA

;g Hkh ns[kk x;k fd dbZ yksdfiz; pSuyksa dk forj.k fofHkUu cqds ;k iSd esa fd;k x;k Fkk vkSj miHkksDrkvksa dks viuh ilan ds lHkh pSuy

ns[kus ds fy, ,d ls vf/kd cqds ;k iSd ysus ds fy, etcwj fd;k tk jgk Fkk] D;ksafd pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa cgqr T;knk FkhA vr%

,slh ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa miHkksDrk vius ialn ds pSuy ns[kus ds fy, bl en esa vf/kd Hkqxrku dj jgs FksA ifj.kkeLo:Ik] viuh ilan dk

pSuy pquus ds fy, miHkksDrkvksa dks ,MªslsfcfyVh dk cM+k ykHk nsus dk mís'; iwjk ugha gks jgk FkkA

Hkknwfoizk ds ikl miyC/k MsVk ds vuqlkj] ;g ns[kk x;k Fkk fd IysVQkeZ vkWijsVj is pSuyksa okys cqds dks 290 #i;s esa vkWQj dj jgs Fks

tcfd bl cqds esa 'kkfey is pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa dk ;ksx 1605 #i;s FkkA bl izdkj IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa }kjk mDr cqds esa 'kkfey is

pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa ds ;ksx ij ;g cqds 82 izfr'kr dh NwV ij vkWQj fd;k tk jgk FkkA ;g n'kkZrk gS fd cqds esa 'kkfey is pSuyksa

dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa cgqr vf/kd FkhA ifj.kkeLo:i] rduhdh :Ik ls pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa ?kksf"kr dh xbZ Fkh] ;s vokLrfod Fkh vkSj

miHkksDrk ds ikl cqds dks pquus ds vykok dksbZ fodYi ugha FkkA v&yk&dkVsZsZ ds ek/;e ls miHkksDrk dks fodYi pquus esa leFkZ cukus vkSj

euekus v&yk&dkVsZsZ vkSj cqds ewY; fu/kkZj.k dks jksdus ds fy, Hkknwfoizk us fnukad 30 vizSy] 2012 ds vius VSfjQ ¼la'kks/ku½ vkns'k esa Fkksd

Lrj ij fofu/kkZfjr ^^;qxy 'krksZa^ dk foLrkj [kqnjk Lrj ewY; fu/kkZj.k rd fd;kA ^;qxy 'krksZa^ dks fofu/kkZfjr djus dk ewy mís'; pSuyksa dh

v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa dks cqds njksa ls tksM+uk Fkk rkfd tc dHkh Hkh cqds njsa de gksa rks mlh vuqikr esa pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa Hkh de dh

tk,a rkfd ;g lqfuf'pr fd;k tk ldsa fd miHkksDrkvksa dks pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa ds :Ik esa csgrj fodYi miyC/k djk, tk ldsaA

izkf/kdj.k bl ckr dks ysdj lrdZ Fkk fd ,slk djrs le; IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa dks fjVsy Lrj ij vius vkWQj ds ewY; fu/kkZj.k vkSj

iSdsftax ds laca/k esa ljyrk vkSj ¶ysDlhfcfyVh dh vuqefr nh tk,A VSfjQ vkns'k esa fjVsy Lrj ij Vhoh pSuyksa dks v&yk&dkVsZsZ vk/kkj

ij nsus ds vf/kns'k dk foLrkj ,QVh, pSuyksa rd Hkh fd;k x;kA

fnukad 30 vizSy] 2012 ds VSfjQ ¼la'kks/ku½ vkns'k esa cqds esa is pSuyksa ds lk/kkj.k vkSlr ewY; dk bLrseky izR;sd is pSuy dh

v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj dh mPpre lhek dh x.kuk djus esa fd;k x;k FkkA MhVh,p vkWijsVj ,lksfl,'ku vkSj eYVh flLVe vkWijsVjksa us fjVsy

Lrj ij ^;qxy 'krksZa^ dks ykxw djus ds laca/k esa dfri; vk'kadk,a trkbZ FkhA ;g nkok fd;k Xk;k Fkk fd lk/kkj.k vkSlr ewY; dk bLrseky

djus ls IysVQkeZ vkWijVjksa dh vius fctul ekMWy vkSj pSuy dh ykxrksa ds vk/kkj ij pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa r; djus dh vktknh

ij jksd yxh gSA MhVh,p vkWijsVj ,lksfl,'ku us mYys[k fd;k fd bl forj.k ds rgr cqds ds is pSuyksa ds ¶ySV vkSlr nj ls izkIr

mPpre lhek] cqds ds fo'kky vkdkj vkSj cqds esa cM+h la[;k esa ,QVh, pSuyksa dh mifLFkfr ds dkj.k dkQh de fudkyh tk ldrh gSA

muds vuqlkj dfri; is pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj ds fy, vlekU; :Ik ls de mPpre lhek fu/kkZfjr gks xbZA bl leL;k dk lek/kku

djus ds fy, Hkknwfoizk us fnukad 20 flracj] 2013 ds vius VSfjQ ¼la'kks/ku½ esa ubZ ^;qxy 'krsZa^ is'k dh] ftlesa is pSuyksa dh mPpre lhek

dks cqds ds pSuyksa ds fy, iwoZ esa fu/kkZfjr lk/kkj.k vkSlr ewY; ds LFkku ij pSuyksa ds ^mÙkjnk;h^ ewY; ls tksM+k x;k FkkA cqds esa pSuyksa ds

mÙkjnk;h ewY; vfuok;Z :Ik ls bldh v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj gS] tks lexz cqds nj ds laca/k esa ;qfDrlaxr gSA is pSuyksa ds fy, v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj

ij mPpre lhek dh x.kuk vf/kd rkfdZd <ax ls dh xbZ vkSj blls vkWijsVjksa dks vius fctul ;kstuk ds vuqlkj pSuyksa ds iSdst rS;kj

djus djus esa lgk;rk feyh lkFk gh ;g lqfuf'pr fd;k tk ldk fd v&yk&dkVsZsZ ewY; miHkksDrkvksa dks vokLrfod rjhds ls iznku ugha

fd, x, FksA

dqN IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa us fnukad 20 flracj] 2013 ds VSfjQ ¼la'kks/ku½ vkns'k esa Hkknwfoizk }kjk fjVsy Lrj ij is pSuyksa ds fy, mÙkjnk;h

ewY; fu/kkZfjr djus okyh ubZ ^;qxy 'krksZa^ ds dk;kZUo;u ds laca/k esa fpark izdV dh gS%&

(i) mÙkjnk;h ewY; fudkyus dk QkewZyk dkQh tfVy gS vkSj tehuh Lrj ij bls ykxw djuk dfBu dke gSA

(ii) ;g vkWijsVjksa dks vkjvkbZvks nj ls de ij pSuy vkWQj djus ds fy, foo'k djsxkA v&yk&dkVsZsZ MhVh,p vkWijsVj }kjk

fu/kkZfjr gksrk gS vkSj ;g bldh ykxr ls de ugha gks ldrkA

(iii) pwafd ,d pSuy dks ,d ls vf/kd cqds esa j[kk tk ldrk gS vkSj bls ckj&ckj cqds ls gVk;k vkSj 'kkfey fd;k tk

ldrk gS blfy, is pSuy ds fy, mÙkjnk;h ewY; ds dkj.k cqds ds ewY;@v&yk&dkVsZsZ ewY; esa ckj&ckj cnyko gksaxsA

(iv) vxj MhVh,p vkWijsVj fdlh ;kstuk ds rgr dksbZ NwV vkWQj djrs gSa rks ,slh NwV okyh nj v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj dh x.kuk

djrs le; ykxw gksxhA

(v) bl VSfjQ vkns'k ds dkj.k pSuyksa dh iSdsftax ds laca/k esa MhVh,p vkWijsVjksa dh ¶ysDlhfcfyVh lekIr gks tk,xhA

,Mªslscy IysVQkeZ ij pSuyksa dks bl rjg ls iSdst djus dk ncko gksxk fd iSdst esa is pSuy vkSj ,QVh, pSuy de

gksaxs tcfd iSdst dk ewY; vf/kd gksxkA

(vi) MhVh,p vkWijsVj }kjk cqds dh nj c<+kdj ;k cqds dh nj esa cnyko fd, cxSj is pSuyksa dh la[;k de djds ;k cqds dh

nj esa cnyko fd, cxSj ,QVh, pSuyksa dh la[;k de djds pSuy ds mÙkjnk;h ewY; esa cnyko fd;k tk ldrk gSA

blls cqds vf/kd eagxk gks tk,xkA

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART III—SEC. 4]

(vii) MhVh,p vkWijsVj izlkjdksa ls pSuy 3 vyx&vyx 'krksZa ij izkIr djrs gSa – (i) vkjvkbZvks vk/kkj ij (ii) lhih,l

vk/kkj ij vkSj (iii) fuf'pr 'kqYd ds vk/kkj ijA vxj MhVh,p vkWijsVj v&yk&dkVsZsZ vk/kkj ij pSuy vkWQj djrs gSa

rks MhVh,p vkWijsVj izlkjd ls pSuy fuf'pr 'kqYd@lhih,l vk/kkj ij izkIr ugha djsxkA rnuqlkj] pSuyksa dh nj

izlkjd dh vkjvkbZvks njksa ls tqM+h gksxh D;ksafd MhVh,p vkWijsVj dh buiqV ykxr Hkh ;gh gksxh vkSj MhVh,p vkWijsVj

dh cqds dh nj ds vuqlkj ugha gksxh vkSj v&yk&dkVsZsZ vk/kkj ij vkWQj djus ij ;g vizklafxd gks tk,xhA

Hkknwfoizk ds fnukad 20 flracj] 2013 ds VSfjQ ¼la'kks/ku½ vkns'k esa fofu/kkZfjr ^;qxy 'krksZa^ ds f[kykQ eSllZ fM'k Vhoh bafM;k fyfeVsM vkSj

vU; }kjk 2013 dh 19¼lh½ ds rgr ekUkuh; VhMhlSV ds le{k ,d ;kfpdk nk;j dh xbZ FkhA

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lquokbZ ds nkSjku] fofHkUu eqís mBk, x, FksA buesa ls dqN uhps fn, x, gSa%-

(i)

vkWijsVjksa vkSj vke yksxksa ds fy, QkewZys dks le>uk dkQh eqf'dy gksxkA

(ii)

vxj cqds esa dqN pSuy tksM+s tkrs gSa rks cqds ds ekStwnk pSuy dk mÙkjnk;h ewY; cny tk,xkA bl fLFkfr dh lqdk;Zrk ij

fdl rjg fopkj fd;k tk,xk\

(iii) vxj cqds esa ls dqN pSuy fudky fn, tkrs gSa rks cqds ds ekStwnk pSuy dk mÙkjnk;h ewY; cny tk,xkA bl fLFkfr dh

lqdk;Zrk ij fdl rjg fopkj fd;k tk,xk\

(iv) VhVhvks esa ,QVh, pSuyksa dk v&yk&dkVsZsZ ewY; 1@&#i, dSls fy;k x;k gS\

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lquokbZ ds nkSjku] Hkknwfoizk us ekuuh; VhMhlSV ds le{k mYys[k fd;k fd izkf/kdj.k fooknxzLr VSfjQ vkns'k ds f[kykQ vihydrkZ dh

f'kdk;rksa ij fopkj djus ds fy, rS;kj gSA ;g Hkh mYys[k fd;k x;k Fkk fd izkf/kdj.k vU; fgr/kkjdksa ls fVIif.k;ka vkSj lq>ko

vkeaf=r dj ldrk gS vkSj blds laKku esa yk, x, lHkh rF;ksa ij fopkj djus ds ckn bl ekeys ij vafre fu.kZ; ysxkA mlds ckn]

ekuuh; VhMhlSV us fnukad 13 tqykbZ] 2015 ds vius vkns'k }kjk ;g ;kfpdk [kkfjt dj nh vkSj dgk Fkk fd izkf/kdj.k vkns'k dh

rkjh[k ls pkj eghuksa ds vanj bl ekeys ij vafre fu.kZ; ysxkA

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rnuqlkj] Hkknwfoizk us ijke'kZ ds fy, fnukad 30 flracj] 2015 dks elkSnk nwjlapkj ¼izlkj.k ,oa dscy½ lsok,a ¼pkSFkk½ ¼,Mªslscy flLVe½

VSfjQ ¼la'kks/ku½ vkns'k] 2015 tkjh fd;k FkkA 14 vDVwcj] 2015 rd fgr/kkjdksa ls elkSnk VSfjQ ¼la'kks/ku½ vkns'k ij fyf[kr fVIif.k;ka

ekaxh xbZ Fkh vkSj tokch&fVIif.k;ka 21 vDVwcj] 2015 rd izLrqr dh tkuh FkhA bl laca/k esa feyus okyh lHkh fVIif.k;ka Hkknwfoizk dh

osclkbV ij iznf'kZr dh xbZaA rRi'pkr] 18 uoacj] 2015 dks ubZ fnYyh esa ,d vksiu gkml ppkZ vk;ksftr dh xbZA fgr/kkjdksa dh

jk;@fVIif.k;ka izkIr dh xbZ vkSj blesa 'kkfey eqíksa ds fo'ys"k.k ij vkxs ds iSjkxzkQ esa ppkZ dh xbZ gSA

fgr/kkjdksa dh fVIif.k;ka

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MhVh,p vkWijsVj vkSj ,e,lvks dk lkekU;r% ;g er Fkk fd ^;qxy 'krksZa^ dk vkns'k u rks IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa ds fgr esa gS vkSj u gh ;g

miHkksDrkvksa ds fy, Qk;nsean gSA mUgksaus mYys[k fd;k fd;k fd vkWijsVjksa }kjk orZeku esa miyC/k djk, tk jgs cqds dh rqyuk esa ^^;qxy

'krksZa^ dks ykxw djus ls cqds esa pSuyksa dh la[;k esa deh vk,xh ;k cqds ds ewY; esa vR;f/kd o`f) gksxhA

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dqN fgr/kkjdksa us ;g lq>ko fn;k Fkk fd IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa }kjk miHkksDrkvksa dks vkWQj fd, x, v&yk&dkVsZsZ ewY; dk fofu;eu djus

ls igys izlkjdksa }kjk vkWQj fd, tk jgs pSuyksa dh vkjvkbZvks njksa dk fofu;eu djuk t:jh gSA ,d fgr/kkjd dh ;g jk; Fkh fd

vxj vkjvkbZvks njsa izlkjdksa }kjk Lkgh <ax ls fu/kkZfjr dh tk, rks bl bl rjg ds VSfjQ vkns'k dh vko';drk ugha gksxh D;ksafd

miHkksDrkvksa ds fy, cqds nj dh rqyuk esa fjVsy v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa ogu djus ;ksX; gks tk,axhA

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,d fgr/kkjd dh ;g jk; Fkh fd is pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj ds fy, mPpre lhek elkSnk VSfjQ vkns'k esa izLrkfor nks xquk ds LFkku

ij Fkksd vkjvkbZvks nj dh rhu xquk gksuh pkfg,A

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dqN fgr/kkjdksa us mYys[k fd;k fd bl le; ,pMh pSuyksa ds fy, Fkksd VSfjQ LFkfxr j[ks x, gSa vkSj izLrkfor elkSnk VSfjQ vkns'k esa

,pMh pSuyksa dks ^;qxy 'krksZa^ dh iz;ksT;rk ls ckgj j[kk x;k gSA mUgksaus ;g Hkh mYys[k fd;k gS fd vxj ^;qxy 'krksZa^ dks ,pMh pSuy

ij Hkh ykxw fd;k tk,xk rks izLrkfor ^;qxy 'krksZa^ dk vuqikyu lqfuf'pr djus ds fy, mUgsa iSdst ykxr esa vR;f/kd o`f) djuh

gksxhA

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dqN fgr/kkjdksa us mYys[k fd;k fd vxj vkWijsVj dk izlkjd ds lkFk lhih,l@fQDLM 'kqYd djkj gS rks ml izlkjd ds izos'k iSdst

esa ml izlkjd ds vf/kdre pSuy vkWQj djuk vfuok;Z gksxkA ;g Hkh mYys[k fd;k x;k fd izLrkfor ^;qxy 'krksZa^ dks ykxw djus ds

ekeys esa vkWijsVj dks de pSuyksa ds lkFk ,d NksVk cqds cukuk t:jh gksxk vkSj izlkjdksa ds lkFk lEer vuqca/kkRed izfrc) iSdsftax

ck/;rkvksa dk ikyu ugha fd;k tk ldsxk A

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dqN fgr/kkjdksa dk ;g er gS fd ,slh fLFkfr vk ldrh gS]ftlesa Hkknwfoizk dk ,d fofu;e dk mlds igys ds fofu;e ls fookn gks

ldrk gS] ftlesa Hkknwfoizk miHkksDrkvksa ds fgrksa dh laj{kk djuk pkgrk gSA mUgksaus mYys[k fd;k fd ekudksa dh xq.koÙkk fofu;e vkWijsVjksa

dks miHkksDrkvksa ds ukekadu dh rkjh[k ls igys Ng eghuksa ds nkSjku lClØkbc fd, x, pSuyksa ds ewY; ;k lajpuk esa ifjorZu djus dh

vuqefr ugha nsrk gSA

fo'ys"k.k

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bu ^;qxy 'krksZa^ dks fu/kkZfjr djrs le; izkf/kdj.k dk bjknk] miHkksDrkvksa ds fy, izHkkoh p;u dh miyC/krk lqfuf'pr djuk jgk gS]

ftlls ;Fkksfpr ewY; ij v&yk&dkVsZsZ vk/kkj ij miHkksDrk vius euilan pSuy ys ldsa vkSj blesa vyx&vyx pSuy ;k cqds ds :i esa

¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º

Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k

pSuyksa dk ewY; fu/kkZfjr djus ds laca/k esa IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa dh ¶ysDlhfcfyVh Hkh ;Fkkor jgsxh vkSj ;g bl rjhds ls fd;k tk,xk fd

;g mudh fctul ;kstuk ds vuq:i Hkh gksxkA bls gkfly djus ds fy, ;g lqfuf'pr fd;k x;k fd izR;sd pSuy dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj

vkSj izlkjd }kjk vkWQj fd, x, bu pSuyksa dks feykdj cuk, x, cqds ¼cqdksa½ ds chp ,d laca/k gksaA

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pwafd dbZ fgr/kkjdksa dk ;g er gS fd fnukad 20 flracj] 2013 ds VSfjQ ¼la'kks/ku½ vkns'k esa fofufnZ"V mÙkjnk;h ewY; vR;f/kd tfVy

gS vkSj bls ykxw djuk dkQh eqf'dy gS] izkf/kdj.k us bl VSfjQ vkns'k esa ljy mica/kksa dks fu/kkZfjr fd;k gS tks ^mÙkjnk;h ewY;^ dks

fudkyus dh t:jr dks lekIr djrs gSaA ,slk djrs le; cqds ds is pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj vkSj ^;qxy 'krksZa^ esa fufnZ"V vkSj 20

flracj] 2013 dks vf/klwfpr ^^mÙkjnk;h ewY;^^ esa LFkkfir cqds njksa ds chp ds cqfu;knh laca/k dks cuk, j[kk x;k gSA

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^;qxy 'krksZa^ ds rgr fu/kkZfjr ekunaM dk foLrkjiwoZd o.kZu djus ds fy,] 'krZ ¼d½ fjVsy LRkj ij is pSuyksa] tks fd cqds ¼cqdksa½ dk Hkkx

gSa] dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj vkSj ,Mªslscy flLVe ds fy, Fkksd Lrj ¼vFkkZr~ vkjvkbZvks nj½ ij izlkjd }kjk vkWQj fd, x, pSuyksa dh

v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj ds chp fyadst iznku djrk gSA ;g fyadst bl bjkns ds lkFk miyC/k djk;k x;k gS fd vkWijsVj dks viuh fctul

;kstuk ds vuqlkj pSuyksa dk iSdst rS;kj djus dh ¶ysDlhfcfyVh gks tcfd blh nkSjku] fyadst ds tfj;s fu/kkZfjr izfrca/k ¼,Mªslscy

IysVQkeksZa ij ykxw Fkksd Lrj ij v&yk&dkVsZsZ nj dk nks xquk½ ;g lqfuf'pr djrk gS fd v&yk&dkVsZsZ ewY; miHkksDrkvksa ds fy,

vokLrfod u gksaA

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'krZ ¼[k½ esa of.kZr ekinaM is pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa dk ;ksx vkSj fjVsy Lrj ij cqds njksa ds chp fyadst miyC/k djkrk gS tks ;g

lqfuf'pr djrk gS fd pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa cqds njksa dh rqyuk esa vokLrfod u gksaA ;g 'krZ ;g lqfuf'pr djus ds fy, fu/kkZfjr

dh xbZ gS fd tc dHkh Hkh cqds dj nj esa deh gksa] rks pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ dh njksa esa mlh vuqikr esa deh dh tk;s] ftlls

miHkksDrkvksa dks pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa ds :i esa izHkkoh fodYi miyC/k gksrs gSaA

23- izkf/kdj.k us fctul dks vktknh nsus ds mís'; ls v&yk&dkVsZsZ ewY; vf/klwfpr djus ds fy, forjdksa dks iwjh ¶ysDlhfcfyVh iznku dh

gSA cgjgky] ;g mEehn gS fd forjd miHkksDrkvksa ds fgrksa dk iwjk /;ku j[ksaxs vkSj v&yk&dkVsZsZ ewY; vf/klwfpr djus esa rkfdZd

n`f"Vdks.k viuk,axsA

24- fgr/kkjdksa us mYys[k fd;k gS fd lhih,l lkSns esa mUgsa izlkjd ls lHkh pSuy cqds ds :Ik esa izkIr gksrs gSa] ftlesa 3&4 yksdfiz; pSuy gksrs

gSa vkSj ckdh pSuy T;knk yksdfiz; ugha gksrs gSaA bu 3&4 pSuyksa dh izHkkoh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa dk ;ksx pSuyksa ds cqds ds dqy ewY; ls de

gksxkA bl rjg dh fLFkfr esa] vxj IysVQkeZ vkWijsVj v&yk&dkVsZsZ pSuy vkWQj djrs gSa rks vf/kdka'k miHkksDrk dsoy bu 3&4 yksdfiz;

pSuyksa dks pqusaxs vkSj ifj.kkeLo:Ik vkWijsVj dks gkfu gksxhA bu fgr/kkjdksa us ;g Hkh mYys[k fd;k gS fd vxj os izlkjdksa ls v&yk&dkVsZsZ

vk/kkj ij pSuy ysuk pkgrs gSa rks izlkjd ;s pSuy vkjvkbZvks njksa ij vkWQj djrs gSa] tks dkQh vf/kd gS vkSj izlkjdksa }kjk lhih,l

lkSnksa ds varxZr vkWQj fd, x, bu pSuyksa ds caMYM ewY; ls bldk dksbZ laca/k ugha gSA mUgksaus ;g Hkh lq>ko j[kk fd bls fjVsy Lrj ij

izsj.k djus ls igys Fkksd LRkj ij VSfjQ dks fofu;fer djus dh vko';drk gSA

25- izkf/kdj.k us fgr/kkjdksa dh bl fpark dks uksV fd;k fd fjVsy Lrj ij v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa rc rd fofu;fer ugha tk tk ldrh tc rd

fd Fkksd Lrj ij VSfjQ dks fofu;fer u fd;k tk,A bl laca/k esa ;gka ij ;g mYys[k djuk t:jh gS fd izkf/kdj.k us fnukad 04

vDVwcj] 2007 vkSj 21 tqykbZ] 2010 ds vius VSfjQ vkns'kksa esa izlkjdksa }kjk vkWijsVjksa dks miyC/k djk;s x;s Vhoh pSuyksa] tks fd cqds dk

Hkkx gSa] dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa vkSj cqds njksa ds chp ^^;qxy 'krksZa^ ds :Ik esa ,d laca/k dks igys gh vfuok;Z dj fn;k gSA ;s 'krsZa ;g

lqfuf'pr djus ds fy, fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ Fkh fd Fkksd Lrj ij izlkjdksa }kjk cqds dh rdZfo:) ewY; fu/kkZj.k }kjk vM+pu ds cxSj forjdksa

dks izHkkoh v&yk&dkVsZ fodYi miyC/k gksA

26- mPp vkjvkbZvks njksa okys ,pMh pSuyksa ds ewY; fu/kkZj.k ds laca/k esa ;g uksV fd;k tk, fd ,PkMh pSuy dh njsa fQygky LFkfxr j[kh xbZ

gSaA vr% vxj vkWijsVjksa dk fctul ekWMy ,d gh cqds esa ,lMh vkSj ,PkMh pSuyksa dks iznÙk djus dks liksVZ ugha djrk gS rks os

v&yk&dkVsZsZ esa ;k vyx cqds ds :Ik esa ,sls pSuyksa dks vkWQj djus ds fy, Lora= gSaA

27- MhVh,p vkWijsVjksa dh ;g fVIi.kh fd izlkjd muds izos'k iSdst esa vf/kdre la[;k esa pSuy vkWQj djus ds fy, mu ij ncko Mky jgsa]

blds laca/k esa ;g mYys[k djuk mfpr gksxk fd Hkknwfoizk us nwjlapkj ¼izlkj.k vkSj dscy lsok,a½ baVjdusD'ku fofu;e 2004] vkSj blesa

le;≤ ij fd, x, la'kks/kuksa esa fuEufyf[kr mica/k fd, gSa%&

“13.2 d.11 izlkjdksa ds fy, Mk;jsDV Vw gkse vkWijsVjksa dks v&yk&dkVsZsZ vk/kkj ij is pSuy vkWQj djuk vfuok;Z gksxk

vkSj v&yk&dkVsZsZ vk/kkj ij pSuyksa ds ,sls vkWQj izlkjd dks cqds ds :Ik esa ,sls is pSuyksa dks vfrfjDr :Ik ls vkWQj djus ls

ugha jksdsaxs%

fd Mk;jsDV Vw gkse vkWijsVj }kjk blds Mk;jsDV&Vq&gkse miHkksDrkvksa dks vkWQj fd, tk jgs fdlh iSdst ;k ;kstuk esa] ,sls

vkWijsVjksa dks izlkjdksa }kjk vkWQj fd, tk jgs fdlh pSuy ;k pSuyksa ;k cqds ;k cqdksa dks vkWQj djus ds fy, izlkjd fdlh

Mk;jsDV Vw gkse vkWijsVj ij izR;{k ;k vizR{k :Ik ls dksbZ ncko ugha MkysxkA^^

mijksDr ds n`f"Vxr] vxj dksbZ izlkjd IysVQkeZ vkWijsVj ij fdlh iSdst ;k ;kstuk esa] ,sls vkWijsVj dks izlkjd }kjk vkWQj fd, x,

fdlh pSuy ;k pSuyksa ;k cqds ;k cqdksa dks 'kkfey djus dk ncko Mkyrk gS rks ;g d`R; Åij of.kZr Hkknwfoizk ds baVjudsD'ku fofu;eksa

dk mYya?ku ekuk tk,xk vkSj ,sls izlkjdksa ij Hkknwfoizk vf/kfu;e ds vuqlkj tqekZuk yxk;k tk,xkA blds vykok] dksbZ IysVQkeZ

vkWijsVj] tks izlkjd }kjk tcju lekos'ku dks Lohdkj djrk gS] oks Hkh Hkknwfoizk vf/kfu;e ds rgr fu/kkZfjr fofu;eksa dk mYya?kudrkZ

ekuk tk,xkA vr% MhVh,p vkWijsVj dh ;g fpark fd izlkjd fdlh cqds esa vf/kdre la[;k esa pSuy vkWQj djus dk ncko Mkyrs gSa]

rdZlaxr ugha gSA

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART III—SEC. 4]

28- ukekadu dh rkjh[k ls igys Ng eghuksa ds nkSjku lClØkbc fd, x, pSuyksa ds ewY; vkSj lajpuk esa cnyko ij jksd ds laca/k esa

fgr/kkjdksa dh fparkvksa dk fujkdj.k bl vkns'k esa igys gh dj fn;k x;k gS D;ksafd lsok dh xq.koÙkk ds ekud ¼fMftVy ,Mªslscy dscy

Vhoh flLVe½ fofu;e] 2012 ¼2012 dk 12½ vkSj Mk;jsDV&Vq&gkse izlkj.k lsok,a ¼lsok dh x.kqoÙkk ds ekud vkSj f'kdk;rksa dk fuokj.k½

fofu;e] 2007 ¼2007 dk 8½ ds mica/k bl VSfjQ vkns'k dk vf/kØe.k djsaxsA

29- izkf/kdj.k dks tkudkjh gS fd bl vkns'k esa fu/kkZfjr ^;qxy 'krksZa^ dks iwjk djus ds fy, IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa dks pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa

vkSj cqdksa ds ewY; ;k lajpuk esa cnyko djuk gksxkA rnuqlkj] ;g la'kks/ku 01 vizSy] 2016 ls ykxw gksxk vkSj blls IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa ds

ikl pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa ;k cqdksa dh lajpuk esa ,sls cnyko djus dk Ik;kZIr le; gksxkA

30- izkf/kdj.k us miHkksDrkvksa dks vkWQj fd, x, pSuyksa ds fy, mfpr v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa lqfuf'pr djus ds vius iz;kl ds rgr IysVQkeZ

vkWijsVjksa dks vius miHkksDrkvksa ds fy, okLrfod v&yk&dkVsZsZ vkSj cqds njsa r; djus dh Lora=rk iznku dh gSA blfy,] cqds ds is pSuyksa

dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa vkSj cqds ds dqy ewY; ds chp lca/k fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gSA ;gka ij ;g Li"V djuk t:jh gS fd cqds ¼cqdksa½ ds

ewY; fu/kkZj.k dh vktknh iwjh rjg ls IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa ij fuHkZj gSA cjgky] ;g vk'kk dh tkrh gS fd tc cqds dh njksa esa vR;f/kd

deh gksrh gS rks cqds ds Hkkx pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa esa Hkh blh vuqikr esa deh iznku dh tk;sxh gS rkfd miHkksDrk ds fy,

v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa ij pSuyksa dks pquus esa lkFkZd fodYi tkjh jgsxk vkSj ,slh njsa vokLrfod ugha cusA

31- izR;sd IysVQkeZ vkWijsVj dks vius IysVQkeZ ij miyC/k djk, x, lHkh is pSuyksa vkSj vkSj ,QVh, pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa izdkf'kr

fufnZ“V djuh gksaxhA ,slh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njsa ,sls IysVQkeZ vkWijsVj ds fy, mlds }kjk vkWQj fd, x, lHkh cqdksa esa ekU; gksaxhA izR;sd cqds

nj dks pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa ds vk/kkj ij ;qxy 'krksZa dks iwjk djuk gksxkA

32- izkf/kdj.k us vf/kdre NwV ij lko/kkuhiwoZd fopkj fd;k gS] tks cqds esa 'kkfey pSuyksa dh v&yk&dkVsZsZ njksa ds ;ksx dks /;ku esa j[kdj

cqds cukrs le; IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa dks iznku dh tk ldrh gSA izkf/kdj.k dk ;g er gS fd IysVQkeZ vkWijsVjksa dh buksos'ku] dq'kyrk ,oa

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TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 28th December, 2015

THE TELECOMMUNICATION (BROADCASTING AND CABLE) SERVICES (FOURTH) (ADDRESSABLE

SYSTEMS) TARIFF (SIXTH AMENDMENT) ORDER, 2015

(No. 6 of 2015)

F. No. 1-9/2012- B&CS.—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of clause (b)

of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of

1997), read with notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Communication and Information

Technology (Department of Telecommunications), No. 39,—

(a) issued, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Central Government by proviso to clause (k) of sub-section (1)

of section 2 and clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 11 of the said Act, and

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(b) published under notification No.39(S.O.44(E) and 45(E)) dated the 9^th January,2004 in the Gazette of India,

Extraordinary, Part II- Section 3- Sub-section (ii),—

the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Telecommunication

(Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Fourth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff Order, 2010 (1 of 2010), namely:—

1. (1) This Order may be called the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Fourth) (Addressable

Systems) Tariff (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2015.

(2) It shall come into force from the 1st day of April 2016.

2. In clause 3 of the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Fourth) (Addressable Systems ) Tariff

Order, 2010 (1 of 2010), after sub-clause (zb), the following sub-clauses shall be inserted, namely:----

“(zba) “RIO” means a Reference Interconnect Offer published by a service provider specifying terms and conditions

on which other service providers may seek interconnection from the service provider making the offer;

(zbb) “RIO rate” means the rate of TV channels specified by the service provider in its Reference Interconnect Offer;”

3. In sub-clause (1) of clause 6 of the principal Tariff Order,---

(iii) for the second proviso , the following proviso shall be substituted , namely:------

“Provided further that subject to the provisions of the Standards of Quality of Service (Digital Addressable

Cable TV Systems) Regulations, 2012 (12 of 2012) and the Direct to Home Broadcasting Services (Standards

of Quality of Service and Redressal of Grievances) Regulations, 2007 (8 of 2007), if a multi-system operator

or direct to home operator or internet protocol service provider or HITS operator providing broadcasting

services or cable service to its subscribers, using a digital addressable system, offers pay channels as part of a

bouquet, the a-la-carte rate of such pay channels forming part of a bouquet and the rate of such bouquet shall

be subject to the following conditions, namely:

(a)

the a-la-carte rate of a pay channel forming part of a bouquet shall not exceed two times its RIO

rate offered by the broadcaster for addressable systems; and

(b)

sum of a-la-carte rates of all the channels in the bouquet shall not exceed three times the

bouquet rate.

Explanation: The a-la-carte rate of a channel specified by the multi-system operator or direct to home

operator or internet protocol service provider or HITs operator shall be valid across all the bouquets

having such channel.

(iv) the third proviso shall be deleted;”

SUDHIR GUPTA, Secy.

[ADVT III/4/Exty./142/300]

Note 1: Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Fourth)(Addressable Systems) Tariff Order, 2010

(1 of 2010) was published vide notification No. 11-14/2009-B&CS dated the 21stJuly, 2010, and

subsequently amended vide notifications No. 1-9/2012-B&CS dated the 30thApril, 2012, No.1-9/2012-

B&CS dated the 20thSeptember, 2013, No. 1-9/2012-B&CS dated the 10th February, 2014, No. 1-19/2014-

B&CS dated 18th July, 2014 and No. 1-42/2015 - B&CS dated 8th September, 2015 respectively.

Note 2: The Explanatory Memorandum at Appendix A to this Order explains the objects and reasons of the

Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Fourth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff (Sixth

Amendment) Order, 2015 (6 of 2015).

Appendix ‘A’

Explanatory Memorandum

Background

1. Regulation of broadcasting and cable TV services was entrusted to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

(hereinafter referred to as the Authority) in 2004. Since then, the Authority has taken a number of initiatives

for regulating the sector in exercise of both its recommendatory and regulatory powers vested with it as per the

TRAI Act, 1997. In order to regulate the tariff for the broadcasting and cable TV services sector, TRAI has

been issuing tariff orders for applicable tariffs to various stakeholders in the TV sector consisting of the

broadcasters, distribution platform operators and TV subscribers.

2. TRAI issued the first tariff order for cable TV services on 15^th January 2004. A ceiling for charges payable by

a cable subscriber to the cable operator, a cable operator to a MSO/broadcaster and a MSO to a broadcaster

was specified as the charges prevalent as on 26th December, 2003. In the case of retail tariffs charged by

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MSOs/LCOs from subscribers, ceilings were based on the number of channels received, as well as the types of

habitations (i.e., cities, towns, semi-urban areas, etc.).

3. As per the practice prevailing at that time, the broadcasters used to provide their channels to MSOs/LCOs in a

bouquet form by resorting to perverse pricing of bouquets vis-à-vis individual channels. The bouquets were

sometimes formed so as to contain only one or two popular channels, while rest of the channels in the bouquet

may not be value for money to the MSOs, LCOs and subscribers. The MSOs and LCOs were forced to then

take the entire bouquet as otherwise they were denied the popular channels altogether. The cost of these

unwanted channels was usually passed on by the MSOs/LCOs to the consumers. To address this issue, TRAI

in its tariff order dated 4^th October 2007, mandated the broadcasters to provide their channels on a-la-carte

basis to the MSOs/LCOs as per their request. In addition, broadcasters were also permitted to provide channels

on bouquet basis. However, in order to ensure that an effective a-la-carte choice was available to MSOs/LCOs

without being handicapped by perverse pricing of bouquets, the Authority also mandated a relationship, in the

form of ‘Twin Conditions’, vide tariff order dated 20.09.2013 between a-la-carte rates of TV channels forming

part of bouquet and bouquet rates provided by the broadcasters:

(a) the sum of the a-la-carte rates of the pay channels forming part of such a bouquet shall in no case exceed

one and half times of the rate of that bouquet of which such pay channels are a part; and

(b) the a-la-carte rates of each pay channel, forming part of such a bouquet, shall in no case exceed three times

the average rate of a pay channel of that bouquet of which such pay channel is a part.

4. In order to provide benefits of the Digital Addressable Systems (DAS) to the consumers, TRAI in its Tariff

Order dated 21^st July 2010 mandated MSOs/DTH/IPTV/HITS operators (herein after referred to as platform

operators) to offer all the pay TV channels on a-la-carte basis. In addition to this, platform operators were also

permitted to offer bouquets or a combination thereof. While prescribing a mandatory a-la-carte offering of pay

TV channels, the Authority had initially decided to adopt a light touch approach. It therefore did not mandate

any conditions on pricing of the a-la-carte channels vis-à-vis the pricing of bouquets of which these channels

formed a part.

5. Subsequently, on examining the prevalent market conditions, it was observed that though the platform

operators were allowed to package and price the offerings as bouquets in addition to offering them on a-la-

carte basis, the uptake of channels on a-la-carte basis remained negligible as compared to the bouquet

subscriptions. Analysis yielded that the prime reason for such poor uptake of a-la-carte channels was that the

a-la-carte rates of channels were disproportionately high as compared to the bouquet rates and further, there

was no dynamic relationship between these two rates. It was also observed that many popular channels were

distributed among different bouquets or packs compelling a consumer to subscribe to more than one pack to be

able to view all his desired channels, as the a-la-carte rates of channels were exorbitantly high. Thus a

subscriber, under such circumstances, in order to view his desired channels, was ultimately paying more on

this account. Consequently, the big advantage of addressability to consumer to select the channels of the

choice was defeated.

6. As per data available with TRAI, it was observed that a platform operator offered a bouquet, containing pay

channels, at Rs. 290/-, while the sum of a-la-carte rates of pay channels constituting this bouquet was Rs.

1605/-. Therefore the bouquet was being offered by the platform operator at a discount of 82% to the sum of a-

la-carte rates of pay channels constituting that bouquet. This indicated that a-la-carte rates of pay channels

constituting the bouquet were exorbitantly high. As a result, while technically, a-la-carte rates of channels

were declared, these were illusive and customers were left with no choice but to opt for bouquets. To enable

consumer choice through a-la-carte offering and also prevent skewed a-la-carte and bouquet pricing, TRAI, in

its Tariff (Amendment) Order dated 30^th April 2012, extended the ‘Twin Conditions’ prescribed at wholesale

level to the retail level pricing also. The intent while prescribing the ‘Twin Conditions’ was basically to link

the a-la-carte rates of channels to the bouquet rates, so that whenever the bouquet rates are reduced, the a-la-

carte rates of channels are also proportionately reduced in order to ensure effective choice to the consumer in

the form of a-la-carte rates of channels. The Authority was conscious that while doing so, ingenuity and

flexibility should be allowed to the platform operators with regard to pricing and packaging their offerings at

the retail level. The tariff order also extended the mandate of offering the TV channels at retail level, on a-la-carte

basis to FTA channels also.

7. In the Tariff (Amendment) Order dated 30th April 2012, a flat average value of the pay channels in the

bouquet was used for computation of the ceiling of a-la-carte rate of each pay channel. DTH Operators

Association and Multi-System Operators had raised certain apprehensions regarding implementation of the

‘Twin Conditions’ at retail level. It was contended that the use of a flat average value restricted the flexibility

of a platform operator to fix the a-la-carte rates of channels based on its business model and the channel costs.

The DTH Operators Association submitted that under this dispensation the ceiling derived from the flat

average rate of a pay channel in the bouquet, at times, may work out to be considerably low due to the large

size of the bouquet and presence of a large number of FTA channels in the bouquet. This, according to them

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placed abnormally low ceilings for a-la-carte rate of certain pay channels. In order to address this issue, TRAI,

in the Tariff (Amendment) Order dated 20^th September 2013, introduced new ‘Twin Conditions’, wherein the

ceiling for the a-la-carte rate of pay channel was linked to the ‘ascribed’ value of a channel instead of the

earlier prescribed flat average value of the channel in the bouquet. The ascribed value of a channel in a

bouquet is essentially its a-la-carte rate, rationalized with respect to the overall bouquet rate. The ceiling on the

a-la-carte rates for pay channels could therefore be arrived in more rational manner and allowed flexibility to

operators to package channels as per their business plans, while ensuring that the a-la-carte prices were not

rendered illusory for the consumers.

8. Some platform operators have raised the concerns regarding implementation of new ‘Twin conditions’

prescribing ascribed value to pay channels at the retail level by TRAI in the Tariff (Amendment) Order dated

20^th September, 2013:-

(i)

The formula for deriving ascribed value is too complicated and is difficult to implement at

the ground level.

(ii)

It will force the operators to offer channels below the RIO rates. A-la-carte is stipulated by

the DTH operator and it cannot be below its cost.

(iii)

Since a channel may be placed in more than one bouquet and it may be added or deleted

from the bouquet frequently, therefore, ascribing a value to pay channel would lead to the

frequent changes in the bouquet prices/a-la-carte prices.

(iv)

If a DTH operator offers any discount under any scheme, such discounted rate would be

applicable while calculating the a-la-carte rate.

(v)

The tariff order will take away all the flexibility of DTH operator with respect to the

packaging of the channels. The addressable platforms would be forced to package the

channels in such a manner where the package has less number of pay channels, less number

of FTA channels with increase in the price of the package.

(vi)

The ascribed value of channel can be changed by the DTH operator by increasing the rate of

the bouquet; or by reducing the number of pay channels without changing the rate of the

bouquet; or by reducing the number of FTA channels without changing the rate of bouquet.

This would make bouquets to be more expensive.

(vii) DTH operators get the channels from the broadcasters on 3 different terms – (i) RIO basis

(ii)CPS basis and (iii)Fixed fee basis. If DTH operators offer the channels on a-la-carte

basis, the DTH operators would not get the channels on Fixed fee/CPS basis from the

broadcaster. Accordingly, the rate of the channels will have to be linked with the RIO rates

of the broadcaster since the same would be the input cost of the DTH operator and not with

the bouquet rates of the DTH operators and it would become irrelevant while offering on a-

la-carte basis.

9. An appeal had been filed against the ‘Twin Conditions’, prescribed by TRAI in the Tariff (Amendment) Order

dated 20^th September, 2013, before the Hon’ble TDSAT vide 19(C) of 2013 by M/s. Dish TV India Ltd. and

Others.

10. During the course of hearing various issues were raised. Some of them are as follows:-

(i)

The formula is too complicated to be understood easily by the operators and general public.

(ii)

In case few channels are added to the bouquet, then the ascribed value for an existing channel in the

bouquet changes. How is the workability of this situation envisaged?

(iii)

In case few channels are dropped from the bouquet, then the ascribed value for an existing channel in

the bouquet changes. How is the workability of this situation envisaged?

(iv)

How a-la-carte price of FTA channels have been taken as Rs. 1/- in the TTO?

11. During the course of hearing, TRAI made submissions before the Hon’ble TDSAT that the Authority is

willing to consider the appellant’s grievances against the impugned tariff order. It was further submitted that

the Authority may invite comments and suggestions from other stakeholders as well and will take a final view

on the matter after consideration of all the materials brought to its notice. Subsequently, the Hon’ble TDSAT

disposed off the set of appeals vide its order dated 13^th July, 2015 stating that the Authority will take the final

decision on the matter within four months from the date of order.

12. Accordingly, TRAI issued the draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Fourth)

(Addressable Systems) Tariff (Amendment) Order, 2015 on 30^th September 2015 for consultation. Written

comments on the draft Tariff (Amendment) Order were invited from stakeholders by 14^th October, 2015 and

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counter-comments were to be submitted by 21st October, 2015. All the comments received were posted on the

TRAI website. Subsequently, an Open House Discussion was held at New Delhi on 18^th November, 2015. The

views/comments of the stakeholders received and the analysis of the issues involved are discussed in the

paragraphs to follow.

Stakeholder comments

13. The DTH operators and MSOs have, in general, maintained that the prescription of ‘twin conditions’ is neither

in the interest of the platform operators nor it is beneficial to the consumers. They have stated that, as

compared to the bouquets currently offered by the operators, the implementation of ‘twin conditions’ would

result in either reduction in the number of channels in the bouquet or a drastic hike in the bouquet rates.

14. It has been suggested by certain stakeholders that there is a need to regulate the RIO rates for channels offered

by the broadcasters before regulating the a-la-carte price offered by platform operators to consumers. One

stakeholder is of the view that if RIO rates are correctly priced by broadcasters then there would be no

necessity for such tariff order as retail a-la-carte rates would become affordable to the consumer vis-a-vis the

bouquet rate.

15. One of the stakeholders is of the view that the ceiling for a-la-carte rate of pay channels should be three times

the wholesale RIO rate instead of two times proposed in the draft tariff order.

16. Some of the stakeholders stated that presently wholesale tariffs for HD channels are under forbearance and in

the proposed draft tariff order HD channels are excluded from the applicability of the twin conditions. They

further mentioned that if the twin conditions are applied to HD channels as well, then in order to ensure

compliance to the proposed twin conditions, they will have to substantially increase the package costs.

17. Some of the stakeholders mentioned that if an operator has CPS/fixed fee agreements with a broadcaster then

it has a mandate to offer maximum numbers of channels of that broadcaster in its entry package, which cannot

be altered under the agreement. It is further stated that in case of implementation of proposed ‘twin conditions’

the operator will necessarily have to make small bouquets with less channels and cannot comply with the

contractually committed packaging obligations agreed with the broadcasters.

18. Some stakeholders are of the view that there could be a scenario where one regulation of TRAI would be in

conflict with a prior regulation of TRAI intended to protect subscriber interests. They pointed out that Quality

of Standards Regulation prohibits the operators to make any changes in the price or composition of subscribed

channels during the first six months from the date of enrolment of the subscriber.

Analysis

19. The intention of the Authority while prescribing these ‘Twin Conditions’, has been to ensure availability of an

effective choice to the consumers allowing them to subscribe to their desired channels on an a-la-carte basis at

a reasonable price, without taking away any flexibility on the part of the platform operators to price the

channels individually, or as a bouquet, in a manner to suit their business plans. This is sought to be achieved

by ensuring that there exists a relationship between the a-la-carte rates of each channel and the bouquet(s)

formed by combining these channels offered by the broadcaster.

20. Since many stakeholders are of the view that deriving the ascribed value, prescribed in the Tariff

(Amendment) Order dated 20^th September 2013, is too complicated and difficult to implement on the ground,

the Authority has prescribed a simplified provisions in this tariff order which do away with the need to arrive

at an ‘ascribed value’. While doing so, the basic relationship between a-la-carte rates of pay channels in a

bouquet and the bouquet rates established in twin conditions prescribing “ascribed value” and notified on 20^th

September, 2013 has been retained.

21. To elaborate on the criteria prescribed under the ‘twin conditions’, condition (a) provides a linkage between

the a-la-carte rates of pay channels forming part of bouquet(s) at retail level, and the a-la carte rates of the

channels offered by the broadcaster at the wholesale level (i.e. the RIO rate) for addressable systems. The

linkage has been provided with an intention that the operator has a flexibility to package the channels as per

his business plan while, at the same time, the restriction prescribed through the linkage (of two time the a-la-

carte rate at wholesale applicable for addressable platforms) ensures that the a-la-carte prices are not rendered

illusionary to the consumers.

22. The criterion described in condition (b) provides, a linkage between the sum of a-la-carte rates of pay channels

and bouquet rates at retail level ensuring that the a-la-carte rates of a channels are not illusory vis-à-vis

bouquet rates. The condition has been prescribed to ensure that whenever the bouquet rates are reduced, the a-

la-carte rates of channels are also proportionately reduced enabling effective choice to the consumer in the

form of a-la-carte rates of channels.

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23. The Authority has given complete flexibility to distributors to notify a-la-carte price to give freedom to

business. However, it expects that distributors will take due care of customers’ interest and will adopt rational

approach in notifying a-la-carte price.

24. Stakeholders mentioned that under CPS deal they get all the channels from a broadcaster in a bouquet form,

which consist of 3-4 popular channels while the remaining channels are not so popular. The sum of effective

a-al-carte rates of these 3-4 popular channels will be less than the total price of bouquet of channels. In such a

scenario if a platform operator offers a-la-carte channels, then majority of the customers may choose only

these 3-4 popular channels resulting in loss to the operator. These stakeholders also stated that if they want to

take channels on a-la-carte basis from the broadcasters then the broadcasters offer these channels at RIO rates,

which are very high and do not have any relationship with the bundled price of these channels offered under

CPS deals by the broadcasters. They further suggested the need to regulate the wholesale level tariff before

inspiring it at retail level.

25. The Authority noted the concerns of stakeholders that a-la-carte rates at retail level cannot be regulated unless

tariff at the wholesale level is regulated. In this regard it is worth mentioning that the Authority in its tariff

orders dated 4^th October 2007 and 21^st July 2010 have already mandated a relationship, in the form of ‘Twin

Conditions’, between a-la-carte rates of TV channels forming part of bouquet and bouquet rates provided by

the broadcasters to the operators. These conditions were prescribed to ensure that an effective a-la-carte choice

was available to distributors without being handicapped by perverse pricing of bouquets by broadcasters at the

wholesale level.

26. As regards the pricing of HD channels having high RIO rates, it may be noted that rates of HD channels as of

now are under forbearance. Hence, the operators are free to offer such channels only in a-la-carte or as a

separate bouquet, in case their business model does not support offering of such channels as part of same

bouquet having SD as well as HD channels.

27. Regarding comments of DTH operators that broadcaster force them to offer maximum numbers of channels in

their entry package, it is pertinent to mention that TRAI in the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable

Services) Interconnection Regulation 2004 as amended from time to time has made the following provisions:

“13.2A.11 It shall be mandatory on the part of the broadcasters to offer pay channels on a-la-carte

basis to direct to home operators and such offering of channels on a-la-carte basis shall not prevent

the broadcaster from offering such pay channels additionally in the form of bouquets:

Provided that no broadcaster shall, directly or indirectly, compel any direct to home operator to

offer any channel or channels or bouquet or bouquets offered by the broadcaster to such operator in

any package or scheme being offered by such direct to home operator to its direct to home

subscribers.”

In view of above, if any broadcaster insists platform operators to include any channel or channels or bouquet or

bouquets offered by the broadcaster to such operator in any package or scheme, then it will amount to the

violation of TRAI’s interconnection regulations mentioned above and such broadcaster will be subjected to

penalty as per provision of TRAI Act. Further any platform operator, who accedes to any such force inclusion

by the broadcaster, also violates the Regulations framed under TRAI Act. Therefore, the concern of DTH

operators that broadcasters force them to offer maximum numbers of channels in a given bouquets is not

tenable.

28. Concerns of stakeholders regarding restrictions on change in the price or composition of subscribed channels

during first six months from the date of enrolment are already addressed in this order, as the provisions of the

Standards of Quality of Service (Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems) Regulations, 2012 (12 of 2012) and

the Direct to Home Broadcasting Services (Standards of Quality of Service and Redressal of Grievances)

Regulations, 2007 (8 of 2007) will supersede this tariff order.

29. The Authority is aware that in order to satisfy the ‘twin conditions’ prescribed in this order, the platform

operators may be required to carry out changes in the a-la-carte rates of channels and price or composition of

the bouquets. Accordingly, this amendment will be effective from 1^st April 2016 providing enough time to

platform operators to carry out such changes in the a-la-carte rates of channels or composition of the bouquets.

30. The Authority in its endeavor to ensure reasonable a-la-carte rates of channels offered to the consumers

provides freedom to the platform operators in deciding the actual a-la-carte and bouquet rates for its

consumers. Therefore, only a relationship has been prescribed between the a-la-carte rates of pay channels in

the bouquet and the total price of the bouquet. Here it is necessary to clarify that the freedom of pricing the

bouquet(s) rests with platform operators in totality. However, it is expected that when bouquet rates are

reduced drastically, similar proportionate reduction is also given in the a-la-carte rates of channels forming the

bouquet, so that consumers continue to have a meaningful choice in selecting channels on a-la-carte rates and

such rates do not become illusionary.

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31. Each platform operator will be required to specify a-la-carte rates of all the pay and FTA channels provided on

its platform. Such a-la-carte rates will be valid for that platform operator across all the bouquets offered by

him. Each Bouquet rates will have to fulfill twin conditions based on published a-la-carte rates of channels.

32. The Authority has carefully considered the maximum discount which can be permitted to the platform

operators while forming the bouquets considering the sum of a-la-carte rates of channels constituting the

bouquet. The Authority is of the view that the platform operators can provide a discount up to 66.66% while

forming the bouquet over the sum of a-la-carte rates of channels constituting the bouquet in order to preserve

innovation, efficiency and ingenuity of the platform operators.

33. Any discount of more than 66.66% in forming the bouquet rates clearly indicates that a-la-carte rates have

been fixed at unreasonable high price. In no case, a discount of more than 66.66% can be given over the sum

of a-la-carte rates of channels in the bouquet. However, flexibility to re-notify a-la-carte rates of channels rests

with the platform operators. In case, a platform operator reduces the a-la-carte rates of some channels to form

a bouquet, the revised a-la-carte rates so notified must be considered to satisfy the twin conditions in all such

bouquets where such channels form part of the bouquet.

34. These ‘Twin Conditions’ have been prescribed to ensure that:

The platform operators retain the flexibility to devise and offer innovative and attractive

packages/bouquets of channels by offering discounts upto 66.66% over a-la-carte rates of channels

forming the bouquet.

b. The flexibility to notify a-la-carte rates of all the channels available at its platform rest with platform

operator. He has flexibility to reduce a-la-carte rates of channels at any time to facilitate lower rates for a

bouquet consisting of such on a-la-carte channels.

The ‘Twin Conditions’ oblige the platform operator to extend a proportionate reduction in a-la-carte

rates of the channels offered in the bouquet if he wants to reduce the bouquets rates further. Such

reduction in the a-la-carte rates of channels shall be applicable across all bouquets.

35. It is hoped that with implementation of these ‘Twin Conditions’ at retail level, consumers will have better

choice and freedom to exercise the option.

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