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Powers under Part III of IT Rules, 2021 not delegated to states: IB Ministry ANI | Updated: Mar 03, 2021 22:30 IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday wrote to Chief Secretaries of all states and administrators of all Union Territories (UTs) clarifying that the powers under Part III of IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 are administered by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
According to an official release, the letter has also underlined that these powers have not been delegated to the state governments, district magistrates or police commissioners. It has also been requested that this information be brought to the notice of all concerned persons in States and UTs, the Ministry said.