Introduction advertising unit Structure

Criticism and Controversies
: The Ministry has often been 
criticized for the actions of the various bodies under it: 
Doordarshan:
This is the Indian Public Television Broadcaster. It 
has posted losses for several years despite being granted exclusive 
access to several events including cricket matches and having the 
largest terrestrial network in the country.
The decision of the Censor Board of India to censor some films 
due to political reasons like foreign ones while allowing several 
others which may often contain several suggestive and deeply 
disturbing scenes has been questionable. 
Arbitrary actions taken in the past to ban television channels 
which ostensibly showed explicit scenes, as well as actions taken 
to ban general use websites like Yahoo Groups, have been widely 
criticized in most quarters of the country. 
All India Radio is the only radio broadcaster allowed to 
broadcast news within India, though this is likely to change with the 
recommendations of the TRAI. 

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9.5 SUMMERY
There are more chances of being wrong or untruth 
advertisements in the market, which mislead the consumers. The 
self-regulation laws mainly prohibit those aspects of advertising 
which are either untruth or harmful to the society. 
9.6 QUESTIONS
1. What is Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) 
2. Explain the codes of ASCI 
3. What are Doordarshan Code? 
4. Explain the Organisation and functions of Ministry of Information 
and Broadcasting 
5. What are the Criticism and Controversies against Ministry of 
Information and Broadcasting? 
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