Broadcast Seva Portal

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• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched the Broadcast Seva (BS) Portal.

Broadcast Seva Portal

• About:
  • It is a 360 degree digital solution that will facilitate stakeholders in seeking permissions, applying for registration, tracking applications, calculating fees and executing payments. 
  • This simple and user-friendly web portal provides a broadcaster with an end-to-end solution with just a click of a mouse.
• Significance: 
  • The portal would reduce the turnaround time of applications and help the applicants track the progress made.
  •  It would minimise human interface that was earlier required and add to the capacity building of the Ministry.
  • It would facilitate the stakeholders in seeking permissions, applying for registration, tracking applications, calculating fees and executing payments.
  • It would bring transparency, accountability and responsiveness in the ecosystem and all information would be available on a single dashboard.
  • The ease of doing business will get promoted with its launch.
  • It 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), and 380 Private FM Channels and others.

Source:TH