Licenses are being issued for private broadcasting stations in terms of the provisions of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Cooperation Act No. 37 of 1966 and Sri Lanka Rupavahini Cooperation Act No. 6 of 1982 for maintaining broadcasting and telecasting licenses. Accordingly, 27 private broadcasting licenses and 54 private television licenses have been issued so far, whereas only 18 broadcasting licenses and 28 telecasting licenses are in operation at present. The requirement of a respective institution for acting for both broadcasting and telecasting media has been requested by a committee appointed to study the process applicable to issuance of licenses while a draft bill has been forwarded under the caption “Broadcasting Regulatory Commission”. Accordingly, the proposal submitted by the Minister of Information and Mass Media for the appointment of a Committee comprised of experienced intellects in the field to table recommendations subsequent to further reviewing, has been given Cabinet approval.