NEW DELHI: Action was taken in 88 cases since 2013 to ensure compliance with or against violation of the Proigramme and Advertising Codes by private television channels.

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore told the Rajya Sabha today that this included thirteen cases of advisories issues to all news or general entertainment channels on issues like depiction of children, showing of road accident cases, urging channels to use sign language in Republic Day broadcasts, advisories about specific advertisements, showng films with displaying the Central Board of Film Certification certificate, telecast of anti-terrorist operations by security forces etc.

There were 32 cases of violation in 2013, 22 in 2014, 23 in 2015 and eleven so far this year, the Mihister said.

Amiong these, those channels which figure more than once in the list include Manoranjan TV, Colors, FTV, DY365, NTV, Comedy Central, and Raj News.

indiantelevision.com had earlier this week reported that there were a total of 49 complaints since 2013 - four in 2016 - for vulgarity in advertisements.