Out of these 881 channels, 387 are for 'news and current affairs' while 494 channels fall under 'non-news and current affairs' category as on September 5, according to data on the official website of the ministry of information and broadcasting.
The ministry has so far cancelled permission of 216 channels.
Of the 10 channels granted permission since last month, two are news channels, while the rest are non-news channels.
Under news category, the ministry granted permission to 'Malai Murasu Seithikal' a Tamil language channel owned by Chennai Murasu Pvt Ltd and Anaadi TV, a multi-language channel owned by Asnani Builders and Developers Ltd.
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