Over 1.6 lakh self-declaration certificates filed for food and health ads: I&B
More than 1.62 lakh self-declaration certificates (SDCs) have been filed by advertisers on the Broadcast Seva and Press Council of India portals since June 2024, as part of a Supreme Court-mandated initiative to curb misleading advertisements in the food and health sectors.
According to data shared in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan, 1,45,288 SDCs were submitted through the Press Council of India portal, and another 16,869 via the Broadcast Seva portal. This brings the total number of filings to 1,62,157 as of July 25, 2025.
