The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) today launched the Broadcast Seva Portal, facilitating ease of doing business in the broadcasting sector.

Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Youth Affairs & Sports launched the portal in in New Delhi.

The portal will facilitate speedy filing and processing of applications for various kinds of licenses, permissions, registrations, etc.

The minister said, “The government has harnessed technology to bring transparency and accountability in the system. The Broadcast Seva Portal will reduce the turnaround time of applications and at the same time will help applicants track the progress.”

He further added that the 360-degree digital solution will facilitate the stakeholders in seeking permissions, applying for registration, tracking applications, calculating fees and executing payments.

The Minister further said that the portal is a giant leap towards realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra of ‘minimum government, maximum governance’.

The facility will boost the business environment and empower the entire broadcast sector by directly benefiting more than 900 Satellite TV Channels, 70 Teleport operators, 1700 Multi-service operators, 350 Community Radio Stations (CRS), 380 Private FM Channels and others.

Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of I&B, said, “The new portal has several improvements over the previous version. It has incorporated suggestions from stakeholders over a trial period of one month.”

Various services and features of the portal includes:

End-to-end processing
Integration with payment system (Bharat Kosh)
Integration with E-Office and stakeholder ministries
Analytics, Reporting and Management Information System (MIS)
Integrated Helpdesk
Application forms and status tracking
Downloading letters/orders from the portal itself
Alerts to stakeholders (SMS/E-Mails)

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