Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
Panaji, 26th March, 2024 (Chaitra 6, 1946) SERIES III No. 51 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY
nationality, is against any provision of the GOVERNMENT OF GOA Office of the Collector, North Goa District Media Management & Monitoring Cell
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Constitution of India and tends to incite people
to crime, cause disorder or violence or breach of
law or glorifies violence or obscenity in any way".
In order to preview, scrutinize and verify all
Advisory
No. MCMC/Misc/Lok Sabha/2024/08
Sub.: Media Monitoring & Certification
Whereas 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:
a) Any cable operator is prohibited from transmitting or re-transmitting any advertisement which is not in conformity with the prescribed programme code and advertisement code and is likely to promote
enmity on grounds of "religion, race, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between religion, racial, linguistic or regional groups or castes or communities or which is likely to disturb public
tranquility".
b) Any advertisement carried in the cable service shall be designed so as to conform to the laws of the country and should not offend morality, decency and religious susceptibilities of the subscribers.
c) No advertisement shall be permitted which deride any "race, caste, color, creed and advertisements by individual contesting candidates
or political parties or organization/association,
before it is inserted in the electronic 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 North Goa District has been
constituted by the District Magistrate and District
Election Officer, North Goa District, vide Order No.
6-31-2023/MCMC/435 dated 29-02-2024 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/print/social
media.
Registered National and State political parties and
every contesting candidate must apply for pre-
certification of political advertisement not later than
three days prior to the date of the proposed
commencement of the telecast of the advertisement.
In case of any person or unregistered political parties,
it should be not later than seven days prior to the
date of the telecast in Annexure "A". Such application
shall be accompanied by two copies of the proposed
advertisement in print/electronic form along with
the duly attested transcript thereof.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES III No. 51 (EXTRAORDINARY) 26TH MARCH, 2024The application for certification shall contain
following details:
(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 the candidate, name of the
Assembly Constituency from where
contesting:
(iv) Address of Headquarters of political party/
/group or body of persons/association/
/organization/Trust:
(v) Platform(s) on which the advertisement is
proposed to be telecast/broadcast:
(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 along with 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).
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 in SLP (Civil) No. 6679/2004 (Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting v/s M/s. Gemini TV
and others), then the committee shall issue the
certificate of advertisement for print/telecast in
Annexure "B". After obtaining the certificate in
Annexure "B", the applicant shall produce the same
before the print media/electronic and social media
for telecasting/printing the proposed advertisement.
All the editors of print media/electronic media/
/social media and television channels are hereby informed to insist on certification in Annexure "B" issued by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) before telecasting or publishing any advertisement from any political party/ /contesting candidate/any other person/group of persons/association/organization/Trust.
Panaji, 24th March, 2024.— The District
Magistrate & DEO, Sneha Gitte, IAS (North).
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ANNEXURE-A
Application for Certification of Advertisment
I.
(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 the 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:
(v) Platform(s) on which the advertisement is
proposed to be telecast/broadcast
(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 breakup of number of insertions and rate proposed for each such insertion.
(xii) Total expenditure involved (in rupees).
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES III No. 51 (EXTRAORDINARY) 26TH MARCH, 2024II
I, Shri/Smt. _____________________ s/o d/o w/o, _____________ (full address) ___________ undertake that all payments related to the production and telecast/broadcast of this advertisement will be made by way of cheque/demand draft.
Place:
Date:
Signature of the applicant
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:
Date:
Signature of the applicant
ANNEXURE–B
Certification of Political Advertisements
I.
(i) Name and address of the applicant/political party/candidate/person/group of persons/ /association/organization/trust
(ii) Title of advertisement
(iii) Duration of advertisements
(iv) Language(s) used in advertisement
(v) Date of submission of advertisement
(vi) Date of certification
II. Certified that the above advertisement is fit for use as per guidelines prescribed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.
Signature of Chairperson/Members of Committee/Designated Officer
Place: ________________________
Date: ________________________
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