Lok Sabha Question No. 1800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Introduction of Digital Terrestrial TV
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1800

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017)

## INTRODUCTION OF DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TV

## 1800. SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN:

## Will  the  MINISTER  OF  INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  Digital  Terrestrial  TV  (DTT) throughout the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the State-wise details of expenditure incurred for establishing DTT;
- (c) the details regarding the closure of terrestrial transmission stations of Doordarshan, State-wise;
- (d) the action taken by the Government for the rehabilitation and accommodation of the surplus staff due to the closure of terrestrial transmission stations;
- (e) the total expenditure incurred for the installation of DTT for Doordarshan Kendras in Kerala along with the total coverage area of DTT in Kerala;
- (f) whether the subscribers purchased additional equipment or applications for using the DTT and if so, the average estimated expense of each subscriber; and
- (g)  whether the Government proposes to implement a comprehensive package for the  installation  of  DTT  and  rehabilitation  of  technical  staff  due  to  the  closure  of terrestrial transmission stations and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

{COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a)  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  the  Government  has  approved  setting  up  of Digital Terrestrial Transmitters (DTTs) under 11 th  and 12 th  Plan at 63 locations in the country.
- (b) The  State-wise details of expenditure incurred (till November,  2017)  for establishing DTTs is given at Annexure-I

(c) Closure of Analog Transmitters has been approved by the Prasar Bharati Board in  a  phased  manner. The list  of  analog  transmitters/transposers closed  during  last three years is given at Annexure-II (d) Prasar Bharati has plans for redeployment of surplus staff with AIR and DD as per requirement. (e)  An  expenditure  of  Rs.  521.99  lakhs  has  been incurred  till  November,  2017 towards  installation  of  DTTs  in  Kerala.  As  of  now,  DTT  High  Power  Transmitter (HPT)  at  Thiruvananthapuram  has  already  been  commissioned  providing  inland coverage to approximately 5423 sq. Kms. of area. (f)  Integrated  Digital  TV  sets  (iDTV)  with  built  in  digital  tuner  are  available  in  the market. For existing TV sets, there is a requirement of Set Top Box (STB) to receive DTT service. DTT service can also be received on mobile / portable device using an external dongle and suitable apps. The average cost of set top box with antenna /

dongle is, in the range of Rs. 1,500/- to Rs 3,000/- presently.

(g) replied at (a) and (d) above.

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## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1800 FOR ANSWER ON 28.12.2017

ANNEXURE-I Details of Expenditure incurred under DTT Transmitters

|   Sr. no. | State             |   Exp. upto Nov, 2017 - Rs in Lakhs |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                               80.45 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                               43.12 |
|         3 | Assam             |                              535.57 |
|         4 | Bihar             |                              565.19 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |                              555.83 |
|         6 | Gujarat           |                              611.19 |
|         7 | Haryana           |                               37.62 |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh  |                               85.02 |
|         9 | Delhi             |                              575.29 |
|        10 | Jharkhand         |                              574.34 |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                              552.86 |
|        12 | Karnataka         |                              637.9  |
|        13 | Kerala            |                              521.99 |
|        14 | Maharashtra       |                             1077.94 |
|        15 | Manipur           |                               38.35 |
|        16 | Meghalaya         |                               30.72 |
|        17 | Mizoram           |                               42.26 |
|        18 | Madhya Pradesh    |                             1062.77 |
|        19 | Nagaland          |                               39.97 |
|        20 | Odisha            |                              531.45 |
|        21 | Punjab            |                              576.4  |
|        22 | Rajasthan         |                              113.35 |
|        23 | Sikkim            |                               34.91 |
|        24 | Telangana         |                              517.74 |
|        25 | Tamilnadu         |                              545.72 |
|        26 | Tripura           |                               60.82 |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh     |                              704.19 |
|        28 | Uttarakhand       |                               43.69 |
|        29 | West Bengal       |                              643.98 |

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1800 FOR ANSWER ON 28.12.2017

ANNEXURE-II List of Transmitters Closed during Last Three Years.

|   Sr. No. | State/ UT         | Type of transmitter   | Location          |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | LPT                   | Udayagiri         |
|         2 |                   | VLPT                  | Chintapalli       |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Transposer            | Sankhiview        |
|         4 | Bihar             | LPT                   | Madhepura         |
|         5 |                   | LPT                   | Simri Bakhtiarpur |
|         6 |                   | LPT                   | Khagaria.         |
|         7 |                   | LPT                   | Supaul            |
|         8 | Jammu & Kashmir   | VLPT                  | Fatula            |
|         9 |                   | VLPT                  | Tilel             |
|        10 |                   | VLPT                  | Mohra             |
|        11 | Meghalaya         | Transposer            | Shillong          |
|        12 | Mizoram           | Transposer            | Aizawl            |
|        13 | Punjab            | Transposer            | Talwara           |
|        14 | Tamilnadu         | LPT                   | Coonoor           |
|        15 |                   | LPT                   | Gudiyatam         |
|        16 | Uttarakhand       | VLPT                  | Manila            |
|        17 |                   | VLPT                  | Basot             |
|        18 | West Bengal       | LPT                   | Medinipur         |
|        19 |                   | LPT                   | Jhargram          |
|        20 |                   | LPT                   | Ranaghat          |
|        21 |                   | LPT                   | Kalna             |