If you had to hold a license to watch TV

If the trending is used to keep TV on, the license today is a cellphone in each hand, which contains it from TV to radio. But at a time there was also a license for TV, radio and bike in India. Although it is common to have a TV in each home, but with its buying, it was also necessary to get a license. In the 1970s-80s, TV had to be registered with the Post Office under the Telegraph Act, 1885. It was mandatory to renew this license each year at a fee of Rs 50. Wireless inspectors came home earlier to check the TV license. Likewise, it was not possible to listen to the radio without a license in the 1960s. The license was also issued by the Indian post department. Domestic and commercial licenses were available for radio, household license was to listen at home and commercial license was for collective broadcast. Radio fees and models were recorded to get the radio license, which was mandatory every year to renew by applying air license tickets. Not only that, in the 1960s, a license from the Panchayat or Postal Division had to be taken for cycling. Under the Kerala Panchayat law of 1960, it was mandatory to deposit the fee in the local Panchayat for bikes. To bike at night, small lights like lantern had to be installed on a bike and only one person could ride a bike. Click here Life & Style Click for more stories Click here