Media majors not cleared Lok Sabha TV bills for use of its footage

The public broadcaster  funded from the lok sabha budget is the only tv channel permitted to set up cameras in the house. When Parliament is in session,its proceeding are broadcast live on the channels. The private news channels are  to clear Rs.3crores for using Parliament feed. Since 2008,the public broadcaster has been charging private channels Rs.1 lakh for using budget ,rail budget,presidential addresses, no confidence motions and special debates. For a Rs.3 lakh package, channels are free to use any event feed for one year.The channels are refusing to pay,saying the feed should be provided free " in national interest.Between 2008 and 2011 ,the unpaid bills have piled up and now amount to Rs.3.2 crore  according to LSTV sources.out of 55 channels including a few news websites which covered the 2009-10 budget speech using Lok Sabha TV feed, only six have cleared their bills.