Poll Body To Issue Airtime Vouchers Online For Doordarshan, All India Radio

Allotment of airtime to political parties for campaigning on Doordarshan and All India Radio will be done online to enhance efficiency.

The allotment of airtime to political parties for campaigning on All India Radio and Doordarshan will now be done online to enhance efficiency, the Election Commission said today.

The poll body has amended the existing scheme for the use of government-owned electronic media by political parties.

This has been done by introducing a provision to issue digital airtime vouchers through an information technology platform, the Election Commission (EC) said.