T.N. government invites tenders for coverage of Assembly proceedings for two years

The Assembly proceedings have been telecast live since the TVK-led government assumed office.

The Tamil Nadu government has invited tenders for complete coverage of Assembly proceedings for from January 2027 to December 2028. According to the tender document, the work includes recording the entire session using a multi-camera setup, editing and other post-production work, and handing over the footage to the Assembly authorities for immediate telecast on satellite television channels. The contract will cover 80 days of Assembly proceedings a year. Sign language interpretation and captions in Tamil and English, indicating the name and constituency of the Member speaking and the item of business being discussed, are also part of the post-production work. “Unless directed otherwise, the cameras shall show the Chair and the Member called to speak. Shots of the galleries, of Members who are not speaking, and of any disorder shall be taken only as the rules allow,” the tender document specified. The footage can be edited only to remove expunged portions based on the direction of Assembly authorities, adjournment breaks, and technical faults. Any other edits must be made only on the written directions of authorities, it added. The Assembly proceedings have been telecast live since the TVK-led government assumed office. The TVK promised the live telecast in its election manifesto. During the previous DMK regime, only the question hour was telecast live.