New Delhi, July 1 -- Veteran actor and president of the Cine and Television Artists Association (CINTAA), Poonam Dhillon, has raised concerns over a growing issue in the Indian television industry-delayed payments, particularly impacting small-time or daily-wage actors.

Speaking in a recent interview with news agency ANI, Dhillon highlighted how the payment landscape for actors has changed drastically over the past two decades. While earlier, artists would be paid by the end of the day or the month, many television actors today reportedly wait up to 90 days, three full months, for their dues.

"This problem wasn't there 20 years ago," she said.

"Today, actors, especially those in television, are paid after 90 days. And it's not the star...