NEW DELHI: Wrong depiction of the map of India could land the violators in jail with a maximum term of seven years and fine upto Rs 100 crore.
This measure has been envisaged by the Government against the backdrop of instances where certain social networking sites showed Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as part of Pakistan and China respectively.
Recently, ‘Twitter’ had shown the geographical location of Kashmir in China and Jammu in Pakistan triggering protests from the Indian Government after which it was corrected.
According to the draft ‘The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016’, it will be mandatory to take permission from a Government authority before acquiring, disseminating, publishing or distributing any geospatial information of India. (AGENCIES)
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