No discover from MIB to Hindi channels on use of Urdu in broadcasts: PIB

Government on Sunday (September 21, 2025) termed as “misleading” experiences in a bit of the media that “notices” have been despatched to Hindi information channels for extreme use of Urdu phrases of their broadcasts.

In a put up on X, the PIB Fact Check Unit mentioned that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has forwarded a viewer’s criticism to the channels involved underneath the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act.

According to the Act, a sure share of public grievances are forwarded to the individuals involved in opposition to whom a criticism has been obtained, an official mentioned.

“It is not a directive from the Ministry, but merely a forwarding of a complaint received against the concerned channels,” the official mentioned.

“The channels have been instructed to inform the complainant of the action taken and keep the Ministry duly informed, in accordance with the relevant regulations,” the Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) mentioned within the put up.

Reports in a bit of the media claimed that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued notices to Hindi information channels for utilizing extreme Urdu phrases of their broadcasts, and has directed them to nominate language specialists.