Lok Sabha Question No. 5266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Modernisation of Doordarshan
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), REKHA ARUN VERMA, OM PRAKASH YADAV, JANARDAN MISHRA, RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5266 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017)

## MODERNISATION OF DOORDARSHAN

## 5266. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps to modernise Doordarshan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the  extent  to  which  the  efficacy  and  quality  of  Doordarshan  transmissions have improved as a result thereof; and
- (d) the number of Doordarshan kendras set up in Rajasthan and Bihar?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

{COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

(a)  &  (b)  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  Modernisation/  Upgradation  is  a continuous endeavour of Doordarshan.  Modernisation/ Upgradation plan covers a broad spectrum, which, inter alia, includes digitalization; adoption of  new technologies  at  par  with  International  standards;  replacement  of  old  ageing equipment and upgradation etc.

Following  schemes  of  Modernisation/  Upgradation  of  Studios,  Transmitters  & Satellite Broadcast equipment have been approved in 12 th  Plan:

- a. Digitalization of Transmitters and Studios in Doordarshan Network.
- b. High Definition Television (HDTV).
- c. Modernisation, Augmentation  and  Replacement  of  Transmitter  &  Studio equipment.
- d. Modernisation, Augmentation and Replacement of Satellite Broadcast equipment.

State-wise details of major projects taken up for Modernisation of Doordarshan as part of 12 th  Plan Schemes are given in Annexure .

- (c) With  the  induction  of  digital  equipment,  technical  quality  of  Programme production & post production has improved. Replacement of old transmitters (LPT & HPT)  have enhanced  system reliability & performance quality including coverage.  Digital  transmission  has  enabled  the  viewers  to  receive  multiple  TV channels in their fixed/ mobile receiver sets with suitable additional hardware. in
- (d) Doordarshan Kendras (Studio centres) are functioning at Jaipur Rajasthan and Patna & Muzaffarpur in Bihar.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5266 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2017

## Major Projects taken up for Modernisation of Doordarshan as part of 12 th  Plan Schemes

| State             | Project details                                                                                                    |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Assam             | Digitalization of Studios at Dibrugarh, Guwahati (PPC) & Silchar                                                   |
| Assam             | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK, Guwahati & PPC, Guwahati                                                |
| Assam             | Digital HPT at Guwahati                                                                                            |
| Assam             | Replacement of Old ageing HPT at Dibrugarh                                                                         |
| Assam             | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Bongaigaon, Golaghat, Diphu, Haflong & North Lakhimpur   |
| Andhra Pradesh    | New Earth station at DDK Vijayawada                                                                                |
| Andhra Pradesh    | New DSNG Van at DDK Visakhapatnam                                                                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh    | Digital HPTs at Vijayawada & Tirupati                                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh    | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Ongole, Srikakulam, Cuddapah & Kakinada                  |
| Andhra Pradesh    | Replacement of old ageing HPTs at Visakhapatnam & Ananthapur                                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh    | Digitalization of Studio at Vijayawada                                                                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Digitalization of Studio at Itanagar                                                                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Digital HPT at Itanagar                                                                                            |
| Bihar             | Digitalization of Studio at Muzaffarpur                                                                            |
| Bihar             | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Patna                                                                    |
| Bihar             | Digital HPTs at Patna & Muzaffarpur                                                                                |
| Bihar             | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Patna                                                                          |
| Chhattisgarh      | New DSNG Van at DDK Jagdalpur                                                                                      |
| Chhattisgarh      | Digitalization of Studios at Raipur & Jagdalpur                                                                    |
| Chhattisgarh      | Digital HPTs at Raipur & Jagdalpur                                                                                 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Dongargarh, Kanker & Bailadila                           |
| Goa               | Digitalization of Studio at Panaji                                                                                 |
| Goa               | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Panaji                                                                         |
| Gujarat           | New Earth station at DDK Rajkot                                                                                    |
| Gujarat           | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Ahmedabad                                                                      |
| Gujarat           | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Ahmedabad                                                                |
| Gujarat           | Digitalization of Studio at Rajkot                                                                                 |
| Gujarat           | Digital HPTs at Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodra & Rajkot                                                                 |
| Gujarat           | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Valsad, Ahwa, Godhra, Veraval, Amreli, Deesa & Bhavnagar |

|                  | Replacement of old ageing HPT at Bhuj                                                                                                                |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Haryana          | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Hissar                                                                                                           |
| Haryana          | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Hissar                                                                                                     |
| Haryana          | Digital HPT at Hissar                                                                                                                                |
| Haryana          | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Bhiwani, Meham & Sirsa                                                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Manali, Bilaspur & Mandi                                                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh | Digital HPTs at Kasauli & Shimla                                                                                                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Shimla                                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh | Digitalization of Studio at Shimla                                                                                                                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | New DSNG Van at DDK Srinagar                                                                                                                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | Upgradation of Earth stations at DDKs Leh & Jammu                                                                                                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Srinagar                                                                                                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | Digitalization of Studio at Jammu                                                                                                                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | Digital HPTs at Srinagar & Jammu                                                                                                                     |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | Replacement of old ageing LPT with 500W automode LPT at Reasi                                                                                        |
| Jharkhand        | Digitalization of Studios at Ranchi & Daltonganj                                                                                                     |
| Jharkhand        | Digital HPTs at Ranchi & Jamshedpur                                                                                                                  |
| Jharkhand        | Replacement of old ageing HPT at Daltonganj                                                                                                          |
| Jharkhand        | Replacement of old ageing LPT with 500W automode LPT at Deoghar                                                                                      |
| Karnataka        | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Chickmagalur, Karwar, Kolar Gold Fields, Medikeri, Bellary, Athani, Udupi, Bidar & Bijapur |
| Karnataka        | Digital HPTs at Bengaluru, Mysore, Shimoga & Dharwad                                                                                                 |
| Karnataka        | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Bengaluru                                                                                                  |
| Karnataka        | Digitalization of Studio at Gulbarga                                                                                                                 |
| Kerala           | Digital HPTs at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi & Kozhikode                                                                                                |
| Kerala           | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Palghat, Mallapuram & Idukki                                                               |
| Kerala           | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Thiruvananthapuram                                                                                               |
| Kerala           | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Thiruvananthapuram                                                                                         |
| Kerala           | Digitalization of Studio at Thrissur                                                                                                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh   | New Earth station at DDK Indore                                                                                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Bhopal                                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Bhopal                                                                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Digitalization of Studios at Indore & Gwalior                                                                                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Digital HPTs at Bhopal, Indore & Gwalior                                                                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Replacement of old ageing HPT at Jabalpur                                                                                                            |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Datia, Ratlam, Khandwa, Shajapur, Satna, Damoh & Sheopur Kalan                             |
| Maharashtra      | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Mumbai                                                                                                           |

|           | HDTV Studio at DDK Mumbai                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Mumbai                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|           | New DSNG Van at DDKs Mumbai & Pune                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|           | Multi Camera Mobile production facility in HDTV format at Mumbai                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|           | Digitalization of Studios at Nagpur & Pune                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|           | HDTV transmitter at Mumbai                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|           | Digital HPTs at Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune & Ambajogai                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|           | Replacement of old ageing HPT at Pune                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|           | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Ahmednagar, Umerga, Sangli, Solapur, Buldhana, Kolhapur, Akluj, Washim, Akola, Hingoli, Amravati, Kinwat, Gadchiroli, Pusad, Hinganghat, Parbhani, Nanded, Yavatmal, Dhule, Nasik, Beed & Kankauli |
| Manipur   | Digitalization of Studio at Imphal                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Manipur   | Digital HPT at Churachandpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Manipur   | New DSNG Van at DDK Imphal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Meghalaya | Replacement of old ageing HPT at Tura                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Meghalaya | Digital HPT at Shillong                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Meghalaya | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Williamnagar & Jowai                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Meghalaya | Digitalization of Studios at Shillong & Tura                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Mizoram   | Digitalization of Studio at Aizawl                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Mizoram   | Digital HPT at Lunglei                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Nagaland  | Replacement of old ageing LPT with 500W automode LPT at Tuensang                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Nagaland  | Digital HPT at Mokokchung                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Nagaland  | New DSNG Van at DDK Kohima                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Nagaland  | Digitalization of Studio at Kohima                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Odisha    | Replacement of old ageing HPT at Bhawanipatna                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Odisha    | Digital HPTs at Cuttack & Balasore                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Odisha    | Replacement of old ageing LPT with 500W automode LPT at Brijrajnagar, Phulbani, Bhanjanagar, Navrangpur, Baripada, Dhenkanal, Sundergarh, Keonjhargarh & Bolangir                                                                                            |
| Odisha    | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Bhubaneswar                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Odisha    | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Bhubaneswar                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Odisha    | Digitalization of Studios at Sambalpur & Bhawanipatna                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Punjab    | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Jalandhar                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Punjab    | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Jalandhar                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Punjab    | Digital HPTs at Jalandhar & Amritsar                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Punjab    | Replacement of Old ageing HPT at Fazilka                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Rajasthan | Replacement of old ageing LPT with 500W automode LPT at Salumber, Vallabhnagar, Barmer, Tonk, Sikar, Jalore, Alwar & Jaisalmer                                                                                                                               |
| Rajasthan | Replacement of Old ageing HPT at Jaisalmer                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Rajasthan | Digital HPTs at Jaipur, Barmer & Bundi                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|               | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Jaipur                                                                                          |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sikkim        | Digitalization of Studio at Gangtok                                                                                                 |
| Sikkim        | Digital HPT at Gangtok                                                                                                              |
| Sikkim        | New DSNG Van at DDK Gangtok                                                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu    | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Chennai                                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu    | New DSNG Van at DDK Chennai                                                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu    | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Chennai                                                                                   |
| Tamil Nadu    | HDTV Studio at Chennai                                                                                                              |
| Tamil Nadu    | HDTV transmitter at Chennai                                                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu    | Digital HPTs at Chennai, Kodaikanal & Rameshwaram                                                                                   |
| Tamil Nadu    | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Tiruchendur & Coonoor                                                     |
| Telangana     | New DSNG Van at DDK Hyderabad                                                                                                       |
| Telangana     | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Hyderabad                                                                                 |
| Telangana     | Digital HPT at Hyderabad                                                                                                            |
| Telangana     | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Kothagudem, Nalgonda, Adilabad & Khammam                                  |
| Tripura       | Replacement of old ageing LPT with 500W automode LPT at Kailashahar                                                                 |
| Tripura       | Digital HPT at Agartala                                                                                                             |
| Tripura       | New DSNG Van at DDK Agartala                                                                                                        |
| Tripura       | Digitalization of Studio at Agartala                                                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh | Replacement of old ageing HPTs at Mau & Agra                                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh | Digital HPTs at Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Agra & Bareilly                                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Aligarh, Shahjahanpur, Orai, Ballia, Puranpur, Etawah, Fatehgarh & Hardoi |
| Uttar Pradesh | New Earth station at Gorakhpur                                                                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Lucknow                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh | New DSNG Van at DDK Allahabad                                                                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Lucknow                                                                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh | Digitalization of Studio at Mau, Varanasi, Allahabad, Bareilly & Mathura                                                            |
| Uttarakhand   | Replacement of old ageing LPT with 500W automode LPT at Tanakpur                                                                    |
| Uttarakhand   | Digital HPT at Mussoorie                                                                                                            |
| Uttarakhand   | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Dehradun                                                                                  |
| West Bengal   | New Earth station at DDK Jalpaiguri                                                                                                 |
| West Bengal   | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Kolkata                                                                                         |
| West Bengal   | New DSNG Van at DDK Kolkata                                                                                                         |
| West Bengal   | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK Kolkata                                                                                   |
| West Bengal   | Digitalization of Studio at Jalpaiguri & Shantiniketan                                                                              |
| West Bengal   | HDTV Studio at Kolkata                                                                                                              |
| West Bengal   | HDTV transmitter at Kolkata                                                                                                         |

|               | Digital HPTs at Kolkata, Kurseong, Krishnanagar & Asansol                                                               |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|               | Replacement of old ageing HPT with new HPT at Kolkata                                                                   |
|               | Replacement of old ageing LPTs with 500W automode LPTs at Jhargram, Contai, Purulia, Kalimpong, Alipurduar & Darjeeling |
| Delhi         | HDTV Studio at DDK Delhi                                                                                                |
| Delhi         | New DSNG Van at DDK Delhi                                                                                               |
| Delhi         | Multi Camera Mobile production facility (2 nos) in HDTV format at Delhi                                                 |
| Delhi         | Modernisation of Studio facilities at DDK, Delhi & CPC, Delhi                                                           |
| Delhi         | HDTV transmitter at Delhi                                                                                               |
| Delhi         | Digital HPT at Delhi                                                                                                    |
| A & N Islands | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Port Blair                                                                          |
| A & N Islands | Digitalization of Studio at Port Blair                                                                                  |
| Chandigarh    | Upgradation of Earth station at DDK Chandigarh                                                                          |
| Chandigarh    | New DSNG Van at DDK Chandigarh                                                                                          |
| Chandigarh    | Digitalization of Studio at Chandigarh                                                                                  |
| Puducherry    | Digitalization of Studio at Puducherry                                                                                  |