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<p>The union information and broadcasting minister spoke to Editor Prabhu Chawla on Seedhi Baat about CAS and Doordarshan.<div class="itg-mosimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F2003September%2Fravi-shankar_122711123121.jpg" alt="" height="425" width="650" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img>Ravi Shankar Prasad</div><br><br><b>Q. What have been your achievements in the past six months? <br>A. </b></p><p>We started DTH licensing in television. We tried implementing CAS and constituted a task force for radio.<br><br><b>Q. How will CAS benefit the consumer? <br>A.</b>In the past six years, pay channels have increased their rates arbitrarily many times. Currently, cable rates range from Rs 150 to Rs 550 per connection. CAS will change all this.<br><br><b>Q. You seem to have become an expert in rolling back policies? <br>A.</b>We are trying for a consumer-friendly CAS. But the Congress wanted to project CAS as our criminal mistake. Look at Chennai now. Star Vijay is free-to-air after CASwas implemented. You cannot stop the march of technology.<br><br><b>Q. You postponed the implementation of CAS in Delhi on Madanlal Khurana's request. <br>A.</b>Khuranaji should not be blamed. Sheila Dikshit was far ahead of him in this regard.<br><br><b>Q. Goa has been chosen as the permanent venue for International Film Festival of India. Does it have the necessary infrastructure? <br>A.</b>The Centre will build a world communication centre there. Its environment, beaches, background- all are suitable. We will project Indian film industry as a brand through Goa.<br><br><b>Q. Doordarshan's market share is declining. Are you willing to disinvest in Doordarshan? <br>A.</b>No. We are willing to improve Doordarshan's quality.<br><br><b>Q. What is your media policy regarding foreign participation? <br>A.</b>The norms for FDImust be followed whether in print or television. We will rectify problems if there are any in the system, but only after investigation.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Sep 29, 2003</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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<p>The union information and broadcasting minister spoke to Editor Prabhu Chawla on Seedhi Baat about CAS and Doordarshan.<div class="itg-mosimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  title=""  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F2003September%2Fravi-shankar_122711123121.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div>Ravi Shankar Prasad</div><br><br><b>Q. What have been your achievements in the past six months? <br>A. </b></p><p>We started DTH licensing in television. We tried implementing CAS and constituted a task force for radio.<br><br><b>Q. How will CAS benefit the consumer? <br>A.</b>In the past six years, pay channels have increased their rates arbitrarily many times. Currently, cable rates range from Rs 150 to Rs 550 per connection. CAS will change all this.<br><br><b>Q. You seem to have become an expert in rolling back policies? <br>A.</b>We are trying for a consumer-friendly CAS. But the Congress wanted to project CAS as our criminal mistake. Look at Chennai now. Star Vijay is free-to-air after CASwas implemented. You cannot stop the march of technology.<br><br><b>Q. You postponed the implementation of CAS in Delhi on Madanlal Khurana's request. <br>A.</b>Khuranaji should not be blamed. Sheila Dikshit was far ahead of him in this regard.<br><br><b>Q. Goa has been chosen as the permanent venue for International Film Festival of India. Does it have the necessary infrastructure? <br>A.</b>The Centre will build a world communication centre there. Its environment, beaches, background- all are suitable. We will project Indian film industry as a brand through Goa.<br><br><b>Q. Doordarshan's market share is declining. Are you willing to disinvest in Doordarshan? <br>A.</b>No. We are willing to improve Doordarshan's quality.<br><br><b>Q. What is your media policy regarding foreign participation? <br>A.</b>The norms for FDImust be followed whether in print or television. We will rectify problems if there are any in the system, but only after investigation.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Sep 29, 2003</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

The union information and broadcasting minister spoke to Editor Prabhu Chawla on <i>Seedhi Baat</i> about CAS and Doordarshan.

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The union information and broadcasting minister spoke to Editor Prabhu Chawla on Seedhi Baat about CAS and Doordarshan.

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