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Reversal of Cess Imposition under Karnataka Cine & Cultural Activists (Welfare) Bill

Addressing the financial difficulties faced by artists and workers of the media and entertainment industry and the need to provide them with social security[1], the Karnataka government introduced the Karnataka Cine & Cultural Activists Welfare Bill, 2024 (‘Bill’)[2] on 19th July 2024. The Bill defines “Cine and Cultural activists” as any person “employed in the field…

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Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023

Introduction: Keeping with the Prime Minister’s vision for ‘ease of doing business’ and ‘ease of living’, the upcoming digitization of the broadcasting sector and with the growing need to streamline the regulatory framework, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (“MIB”) recently on 10th November, 2023, floated the much- anticipated draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023…

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