Panaji, 13th March, 2020 (Phalguna 23,1941)

SERIES II No. 50

Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-20

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Office of the Collector & District Election Officer

South Goa District

Order

No. 79/2020/MCMC/ZP-ELN/2651

Subject: Media Certification & Monitoring

Committee.

Whereas, that the Hon’ble Supreme Court of

India, 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 under:-

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;

The telecast during the operation of the

Model Code of Conduct shall be monitored

by the Goa State Election Commission;

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

The Goa State Election Commission shall lay

down the modalities whether such

advertisements are in conformity with law.

Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected]

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In order to preview, scrutinize and verify all

advertisements by individual contesting candidates

or political parties or organization/association,

before it is inserted in the electronic/print/social

media, in terms of Hon’ble Supreme Court Order

dated 13th April, 2004 in SLP (Civil) No. 6679/2004

and ECI’s subsequent Order No. 509/75/2004/J.S.-I

dated 15th April, 2004, a Media Certification and

Monitoring Committee (MCMC) of South Goa

District has been constituted by the District

Magistrate and Zilla Panchayat Election Officer,

South Goa District vide Order No.79/138/2020/ELN/

/ZP/2204 dated 21-02-2020 for the purpose of

previewing, scrutinizing and verifying all

advertisements by individual contesting candidates

or political parties or organization/association,

before it is inserted in the Electronic Media/Print

Media/Social Media.

Every registered National and State, Political

Party and every contesting candidate proposing to

issue advertisements on Print Media/Electronic

Media/Social Media and Television Channels will

have to apply for pre-certification of advertisements

to the Media Certification and Monitoring

Committee (MCMC) of South Goa District in

Annexure “A” (Application 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

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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:-

I. The cost of production of the advertisement.

II. 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.

III. It shall also contain a statement whether

the advertisement inserted is for the

benefit of the prospects of the election of a

candidate(s)/parties.

IV. 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.

V. 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, then 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 Print Media/Electronic Media/Social

Media for telecasting the proposed advertisement.

All the Editors/Managements of Print Media/

/Electronic Media/Social Media and Television

Channels are hereby informed to insist on

certificate in Annexure “B” issued by the Media

Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC)

before telecasting or publishing any advertisement

from any individual and daily report of such

advertisement shall be submitted to the Returning

Officer without fail.

Ajit Roy, IAS, District Magistrate & ZPEO, South

Goa District.

Margao, 5th March, 2020.

Mobile Nos.

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 or any other

person/group of persons/association/

/organization/Trust (give the name).

(iii) (a) Incase of Political Party, the status of the

Party (Whether recognized National/

/State/unrecognized Party).

(b) Incase of a candidate, name of the

Parliamentary Assembly Constituency

from where contesting.

(iv) Address of Headquarters of Political Party

group or Body of persons, associations,

organizations/Trust.

(v) Channels/Cable networks on which the

advertisement is proposed to be telecast.

(vi) (a) Is the advertisement for the benefit

of prospects of elections 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 advertisement

(advertisement is to be submitted with two

copies in electronic form alongwith a duly

attested transcript).

(a) Title of advertisement.

(b) Cost of production of the advertisement.

with the breakup of number of insertions

and rate proposed for each such

insertion.

(d) Total expenditure involved (in Rupees).

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:

Date:

Signature of the Applicant

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III

(Applicable for advertisement for 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.

Signature of the Applicant

Place:

Date:

______

ANNEXURE-B

Certification of Advertisement for Telecast/Broadcast/Social Media/Print Media

Name and address of the applicant/Political Party

Candidate/Person/Group of Persons/Association/

/Organization Trust

Title of advertisement

Types of advertisements & duration

Language(s) used in advertisement

Channels on which advertisement to be telecasted

Total expenditure

Certified that the above advertisements are for telecasting as per guidelines prescribed by the Hon’ble

Supreme Court of India.

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