OTT content remains outside the jurisdiction of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), as regulated by Part III of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The Code of Ethics mandates OTT platforms to avoid publishing prohibited content and to classify content based on age as per the rules. A three-tier institutional mechanism exists for content-related norms and grievance redressal, with Level I being self-regulation by publishers, Level II being self-regulation by self-regulating bodies of publishers, and Level III being an oversight mechanism by the Central Government. Grievances are forwarded to OTT platforms for action under Level I. This information was submitted by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Dr. L. Murugan, in the Lok Sabha in response to questions asked by Dr. M.K. Vishnu Prasad on 17 DEC 2025 2:51 PM. Release ID: 2205165. The article is also available in Gujarati, Malayalam, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Bengali-TR, Assamese, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.
Key Entities Referenced
Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021: Governs the regulation of OTT content, specifically Part III.
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Statutory authority, OTT content is stated to remain outside its jurisdiction.
Cinematograph Act, 1952: Act under which the CBFC was established.
Three-Tier Institutional Mechanism: Framework for ensuring adherence to content-related norms and addressing public grievances related to OTT content.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
OTT Content to Remain Outside CBFC
Jurisdiction; Three-Tier Institutional Mechanism
under IT Rules in Place
प्रव तथ: 17 DEC 2025 2:51PM by PIB Delhi
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory authority established under the Cinematograph
Act, 1952 for examining and certifying cinematographic films for public exhibition.
OTT content is regulated under the provisions of Part III of the Information Technology (Intermediary
Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
The Code of Ethics requires OTT platforms to avoid publishing content prohibited by law and undertake
age-based classification of content as per the guidelines in the Rules.
These Rules also outline a three-tier institutional mechanism for ensuring adherence to content-related
norms and for addressing public grievances.
Level I: Self-regulation by the publishers
Level II: Self-regulation by the self-regulating bodies of the publishers
Level III: Oversight mechanism by the Central Government
The grievances related to OTT content are duly forwarded to the concerned OTT platforms for appropriate
action under the Level-I of the redressal mechanism viz. self-regulation by the publishers, provided under
the IT Rules, 2021.
This Information was submitted by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan
in the Lok Sabha today in response of questions asked by Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad
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