Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Swayam Prabha
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

## GOVERNMENT	OF	INDIA MINISTRY	OF	HUMAN	RESOURCE	DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT	OF	HIGHER	EDUCATION

## LOK	SABHA STARRED	QUESTION	NO.	*22 TO	BE	ANSWERED	ON	05.02.2018

## Swayam Prabha

## *22.			SHRIMATI	SUPRIYA	SULE: SHRI	DHANANJAY	MAHADIK:

Will	the	Minister	of	HUMAN	RESOURCE	DEVELOPMENT	be	pleased	to	state: (a)	whether	the	Government	is	aware	that	educational	channels	launched	under	the	'Swayam Prabha'	scheme	are	available	only	on	Doordarshan	as	private	channels	have	refused	to	air them; (b)	if	so,	the	details	thereof	and	the	reasons	therefor; (c)	 whether	 the	 Government	 has	 taken	 any	 steps	 to	 make	 available	 such	 educational channels	through	mobile	app	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof; (d)	whether	the	Government	has	appealed	to	cable	operators	and	telecom	companies	to	air such	educational	channels	for	the	benefit	of	students	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof	along	with the	response	of	the	cable	operators	and	the	telecom	companies	in	this	regard;	and (e)	the	other	steps	taken	by	the	Government	to	popularise	the	educational	channels	launched under	'Swayam	Prabha'	scheme?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

Part	(a)	to	(e)	A	Statement	is	laid	on	the	table	of	the	House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 22 ASKED BY SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE AND SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK REGARDING SWAYAM PRABHA

(a)  to  (e)  The  (32)  DTH  Channels  launched  under  'SWAYAM  Prabha'  have  been transmitting high quality educational content on 24X7 basis. The content is prepared by the best teachers in the Country. The channels cover requirements of classes 9 th and above till post-graduation for wide-ranging disciplines covering: engineering, management, accountancy,  science,  practicing  arts  and  humanities.    These  channels  are  uplinked  to GSAT-15 satellite through the Bhaskracharya Space Application Centre at Gandhinagar.

For  ensuring  that  these  channels  reach  to  the  maximum  persons,  Minister  for  HRD convened a meeting with all DTH and cable operators, and invited them to carry these to their subscribers, without seeking any financial support from Government.  Accordingly, the  following  carriers  have  agreed  to/  started  carrying  the  SWAYAM  Prabha  channels, thereby reaching more than 22 Cr subscribers.

| Name          | Category   | channels                           |   Subscriber base (in Lakhs) | Status                  |
|---------------|------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
| DD Free dish  | DTH        | All                                |                          220 | Operational             |
| DDC           | Cable      | All                                |                            1 | Operational             |
| Hathway       | Cable      | Teacher Education (Channel No. 26) |                           85 | Operational             |
| Dish TV       | DTH        | All                                |                          140 | Operational             |
| Airtel TV app | ISP        | All                                |                          200 | Planned in next 30 Days |
| Jio TV app    | ISP        | All                                |                         1600 | From 26 th January      |
| Total         |            |                                    |                         2246 |                         |

Minister for HRD held a meeting with the Vice Chancellors of all universities, with the objective of working out action plan for taking the digital learning forward. Based on the action plan finalised in that meeting, 187 universities and 1196 affiliated colleges have set up  facilities  to  receive  the  SWAYAM  Prabha  channels  in  their  institutions.  1,454 classrooms have been provided facilities for receiving SWAYAM Prabha channels in the classrooms, so that the flip classroom model can be used to enrich the learning. You Tube is hosting all the archives of the lectures free of cost, so that anyone who missed a lesson can use that facility to catch up.

Apart from this, an advertisement campaign through Social Media is being done.

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