<span style="color: #222222;">Union Government today clarified that no new provision has been made with regard to Blocking of Content in the recently issued Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It said that certain misgivings are being raised regarding Rule 16 of the new guidelines which mention that in case of emergency nature, interim blocking directions may be issued by the Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a statement, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the same rule was being exercised by the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology since the past eleven years under the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Now, under the new rule, this provison will be exercised by the I & B Secretary in place of IT Secretary.</span><br />''