GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Home

Home—General Division

Office of the District Magistrate,

North Goa

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Press Note

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It is hereby made known to the Editors of printed

media/electronic media and social media that the

Hon’ble Supreme Court, by its interim order dated

02-04-2004 passed in SLP(Civil) No. 6679/2004

(Ministry of Information and Broadcasting V/s. M/s.

Gemini TV and others), in substitution of the order

under challenge, had directed as below:-

(i) No cable operator or TV channel shall telecast

any advertisement, which does not conform to

the law of the country and which offends the

morality, decency and susceptibility of

views or which is shocking, disgusting and

revolting;

(ii) The telecast shall be monitored by the Election

Commissioner of India;

(iii) The question as to whether the expenditure

incurred by the candidate on inserting such

advertisement should or should not be

included, shall be considered by the committee

to be appointed in this regard; and

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(iv) The modalities whether such advertisements

are in conformity with law shall be laid down

by the Election Commissioner of India.

In order to preview, scrutinize and verify all

advertisements by individual contesting

candidates or political parties or organisation/

/association, before it is inserted in the electronic

media, the Election Commission has directed to

constitute Media Certification and Monitoring

Committee (MCMC) in each district during

election period to take up the additional

task of keeping a check on the cases of paid

news.

In compliance of the directions of the

Election Commission and Hon’ble Supreme Court

of India, the Media Certification and Monitoring

Committee (MCMC) of North Goa District has

been already constituted by the District Magistrate

and District Election Officer, North Goa District

vide order dated 06-01-2017 for the purpose of

previewing, scrutinizing and verifying all

individual

contesting

candidates or political parties or organization/

/association, before it is inserted in the electronic

media.

Every registered National and State, Political

Party and every contesting candidate proposing

to issue advertisement on printed media/

/electronic media/social media and television

channel will have to apply to the Media

Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC)

of North Goa District in Annexure “A” (Application

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for Certification of Advertisement) not later than 3

days prior to the date of the proposed

commencement of the telecast of such

advertisement. In case of any other person or

unregistered political parties, they will have to

apply in writing in Annexure “A” to the MCMC

not later than 7 days prior to the date of the

telecast. Such application shall be accompanied by

two copies of the proposed advertisement in

electronic form alongwith the duly attested

transcript thereof. In case of earlier, the

application shall be disposed within two

days of its receipt and in case of later, the

application shall be disposed within 3 days of its

receipt.

The application for certification shall contain

following details:

a) The cost of production of the advertisement;

b) The approximate cost of proposed telecast of

such advertisement on a television channel or

cable network with the break-up of number of

insertions and rate proposed to be charged

for each such insertion;

c) It shall also contain a statement whether the

advertisement inserted is for the benefit

of the prospects o the election of a

candidate(s)/parties;

d) If the advertisement is issued by any person

other than a political party or a candidate,

that person shall state on oath that it is not

for the benefit of the political party or a

candidate and that the said advertisement has

not been sponsored or commissioned or paid

for by any political party or a candidate;

e) A statement that all the payments shall be

made by way of cheque or demand draft.

The MCMC will scrutinize the applications

received and if the committee is of the opinion

that the proposed advertisement is fit for telecast

as per the guidelines prescribed by the Hon’ble

Supreme Court of India, than the committee shall

issue the certificate of advertisement for telecast in

Annexure “B”. After obtaining the certificate in

Annexure “B”, the applicant shall produce the same

before the printed media/electronic media/

/social media for telecasting the proposed

advertisement.

All the Editors of printed media/electronic

media/social media and television channel is

directed to obtain certificate in Annexure “B”

issued by the MCMC before telecasting any

advertisement from any individual and daily

report of such advertisement shall be submitted to

the undersigned without fail. In case of failure to

comply with above directions, stern action will be

initiated against the violators under the

Representation of People Act and penal

provisions.

For strict compliance.

Panaji, 9th January, 2017.— The District

Magistrate & DEO, North Goa District, Nila

Mohanan, IAS.

Annexure - A

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT

(i)

Name and full address of the applicant

(ii)

Whether the advertisement is by a political party/contesting candidate any other person/group

of persons association/organization/Trust (give the name)

(iii)

(a) In case of political party, the status of the party (whether recognized National/State/

/unrecognized party)

(b) In case of a candidate, name of the Parliamentary Assembly Constituency from where

contesting

(iv)

Address of Headquarters of political party/group or body of persons/association/organization/

/Trust

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(v)

Channels/cable networks on which the advertisement is proposed to be telecast

(vi)

(a) Is the advertisement for the benefit of prospects of election of any candidate(s)

(b) If so, give the name(s) of such candidate(s) with full address and name(s) of

Constituency(ies)

(vii)

Date of submission of the advertisement

(viii)

Language(s) used in the advertisement (advertisement is to be submitted with two copies in

electronic form alongwith a duly attested transcript)

(ix)

Title of advertisement

(x)

Cost of production of the advertisement

(xi)

Approximate cost of proposed telecast with the break-up of number of insertions and rate

proposed for each such insertion

(xii)

Total expenditure involved (in Rupees)

II.

I, Shri/Smt. ____________________________, s/o/d/o/w/o ____________________, (full address)

________________, undertake that all payments related to the production and telecast of this advertisement

will be made by way of cheque/demand draft.

Place:

Signature of the applicant

Date:

III.

(Applicable for advertisement by a person/persons, other than a political party or

a candidate)

I, Shri/Smt. ______________________________________, s/o/d/o/w/o ________________ (full

address) _____________________________________________ hereby state and affirm that the

advertisement(s) submitted herewith is not for the benefit of any political party or any candidate and

that this advertisement(s) has/have not been sponsored/commissioned or paid for by any political party

or a candidate.

Place:

Signature of applicant

Date:

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Annexure - B

CERTIFICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR TELECAST

(i)

Name and address of the applicant/political party/candidate’ person/group of persons/association;

organization/Trust

(ii)

Title of advertisement

(iii)

Duration of advertisement

(iv)

Language(s) used in advertisement

(v)

Date of submission of advertisement

(vi)

Date of certification for telecast

II.

Certified that the above advertisement is fit for telecast as per the guidelines prescribed by the

Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.

Signature Chairperson

members of committee /

Designated Officer

____________

Place:

Date:

______________________________

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