Addressing a meet-the-press programme here, Jaitley said the "comprehensive re-look" of the Prasar Bharati Act would be in accordance with the promise made in the election manifesto of the National Democratic Alliance.

Emphasising on the review of the Prasar Bharati Act, the minister said the government would also like to go into cable laws which were equally important. Eventually, he said, an authority would be set up to regulate the functioning of the entire gamut relating to telecasting, broadcasting and cable operations in the country. This would be in line with regulatory authorities in other areas, he added.

Jaitley said the whole idea was to put accountability without jeopardising the autonomy of the organisation and its functional freedom.

Stressing that the NDA would ensure freedom of the media, the I&B minister said the government would come out with concrete measures on Prasar Bharati and other related organisations after discussing various issues in detail.He declared that the government may have to go to Parliament to secure its concurrence after the review exercise was complete.

Responding to questions, Jaitley said he did not believe in pre-censorship of television channels. It would go counter to the NDA's liberal views on mass media.

But, he added that the electronic media including the Prasar Bharati, had to be credible with complete transparency. Only then would the real purpose be achieved.

As for Prasar Bharati, Jaitley said that it had to be commercially viable too in order to be able to function independently of other controls. He admitted that at the same time corruption had to be weeded out completely and total transparency maintained.

He said that the government had decided to revoke the ban on telecast of Pakistan Television (PTV), in the country imposed during the Kargil conflict, but prohibited beaming of TB6, a Russian channel, terming it as "pornographic".

Jaitley said he had already consulted external affairs minister Jaswant Singh on the PTV issue and required directions were being passed to revoke the ban. "Now it is time people also get to see developments taking place in that country," he said.

The minister expressed concern that a pornographic Russian channel was being beamed into Indian households over the last few months. He said vulgarity and obscenity was banned under the Cable Networks Act.

Asserting that vulgarity cannot be permitted under the Cable Networks Regulations, he said if cable operators showed the channel they would be liable to be proceeded against.

Referring to the anti-India propaganda on PTV and clearer reception of the channel than of Doordarshan in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, he said a package had already been announced by his predecessor Pramod Mahajan for strengthening broadcasting in the state. "I will ensure that the package regarding communication system would be expedited," he said.