Lok Sabha Question No. 3231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-22
Subject: Aakashvani Kendra and Pvt. Radio Station
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3231 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2017)

## AAKASHVANI KENDRA AND PVT. RADIO STATION

## 3231.     SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- (a)    the number of Aakashvani Kendras and private radio stations operational in the country, State-wise; (b)   whether there is any proposal to set up new Aakashvani Kendras and private radio stations in the  country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and (c)     the total revenue earned from commercial advertisements during each of the last
- three years?

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

{COL RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE(Retd.) }

(a) Prasar Bharati has informed that as far as Akashvani kendras are concerned, as  on  date  420  AIR  broadcasting  stations  are  operational  in  the  country  including 100  Watt  FM  Relay  Stations.  State-wise  details  of  these  stations  are  given  in Annexure-I . As regards Private radio stations, at present, 290 Private FM radio stations are operational in the country. State-wise list of stations is given in Annexure-II . (b) State-wise  details  of  AIR  stations  are  given  in Annexure-III and  state-wise details of private FM radio channels under Phase-III are given in Annexure-IV . (c)      The  total  revenue  earned  by  All India Radio from commercial advertisements

- during each of the last three years are as under:

| Year    | Revenue Earned ( fig. in Rs approx..)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2013-14 | 456 crores                              |
| 2014-15 | 407 crores                              |
| 2015-16 | 454 crores                              |

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2017

## State-wise number of AIR Broadcasting Stations

|   S. No. | State/UT          |   Nos. of AIR Stations |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                     14 |
|        2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                     20 |
|        3 | ASSAM             |                     14 |
|        4 | BIHAR             |                     15 |
|        5 | CHHATTISGARH      |                     13 |
|        6 | DELHI             |                      1 |
|        7 | GOA               |                      1 |
|        8 | GUJARAT           |                     15 |
|        9 | HARYANA           |                      5 |
|       10 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                     16 |
|       11 | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |                     24 |
|       12 | JHARKHAND         |                     13 |
|       13 | KARNATAKA         |                     20 |
|       14 | KERALA            |                     11 |
|       15 | MADHYA PRADESH    |                     25 |
|       16 | MAHARASHTRA       |                     30 |
|       17 | MANIPUR           |                      7 |
|       18 | MEGHALAYA         |                      6 |
|       19 | MIZORAM           |                      6 |
|       20 | NAGALAND          |                      6 |
|       21 | ODISHA            |                     21 |
|       22 | PUNJAB            |                      7 |
|       23 | RAJASTHAN         |                     23 |
|       24 | SIKKIM            |                      7 |
|       25 | TAMILNADU         |                     15 |
|       26 | TELANGANA         |                     11 |

| 27   | TRIPURA                  |   8 |
|------|--------------------------|-----|
| 28   | UTTAR PRADESH            |  25 |
| 29   | UTTARAKHAND              |  20 |
| 30   | WEST BENGAL              |  14 |
| 31   | A & N ISLAND (UT)        |   1 |
| 32   | CHANDIGARH(UT)           |   1 |
| 33   | DAMAN & DIU (UT)         |   1 |
| 34   | DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI(UT) |   1 |
| 35   | L & M ISLANDS (UT)       |   1 |
| 36   | PONDICHERRY (UT)         |   2 |
|      | Total                    | 420 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2017

## State-wise list of Private FM radio stations

| S No.   | STATE           | CITY          |   NO. OF CHANNELS |
|---------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
| 1.      | ANDHRA PRADESH  | RAJAHMUNDRY   |                 1 |
| 1.      | ANDHRA PRADESH  | TIRUPATI      |                 2 |
|         |                 | VIJAYWADA     |                 2 |
|         |                 | VISAKHAPATNAM |                 4 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL           | TOTAL         |                 9 |
| 2       | ASSAM           | GUWAHATI      |                 4 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL           | TOTAL         |                 4 |
| 3.      | BIHAR           | MUZAFFARPUR   |                 1 |
| 3.      | BIHAR           | PATNA         |                 1 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL           | TOTAL         |                 2 |
| 4.      | CHANDIGARH (UT) | CHANDIGARH    |                 4 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL           | TOTAL         |                 4 |
| 5.      | CHHATTISGARH    | BILASPUR      |                 2 |
| 5.      | CHHATTISGARH    | RAIPUR        |                 4 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL           | TOTAL         |                 6 |
| 6.      | DELHI (UT)      | DELHI         |                 9 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL           | TOTAL         |                 9 |
| 7.      | GOA             | PANAJI        |                 3 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL           | TOTAL         |                 3 |
| 8.      | GUJARAT         | AHMEDABAD     |                 6 |
| 8.      | GUJARAT         | RAJKOT        |                 4 |
| 8.      | GUJARAT         | SURAT         |                 5 |
| 8.      | GUJARAT         | VADODARA      |                 4 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL           | TOTAL         |                19 |
| 9.      | HARYANA         | HISSAR        |                 4 |
| 9.      | HARYANA         | KARNAL        |                 3 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL           | TOTAL         |                 7 |

| 10    | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | SHIMLA             |   3 |
|-------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|
| TOTAL | TOTAL              | TOTAL              |   3 |
| 11.   | J & K              | JAMMU              |   1 |
| 11.   | J & K              | SRI-NAGAR          |   1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL              | TOTAL              |   2 |
| 12.   | JHARKHAND          | JAMSHEDPUR         |   4 |
| 12.   | JHARKHAND          | RANCHI             |   4 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL              | TOTAL              |   8 |
| 13.   | KARNATAKA          | BENGALURU          |   8 |
| 13.   | KARNATAKA          | GULBARGA           |   1 |
| 13.   | KARNATAKA          | MANGALURU          |   3 |
| 13.   | KARNATAKA          | MYSURU             |   2 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL              | TOTAL              |  14 |
| 14.   | KERALA             | COCHI              |   4 |
| 14.   | KERALA             | KANNUR             |   4 |
| 14.   | KERALA             | KOZHIKODE          |   2 |
| 14.   | KERALA             | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |   4 |
| 14.   | KERALA             | THRISSUR           |   4 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL              | TOTAL              |  18 |
| 15.   | MADHYA PRADESH     | BHOPAL             |   4 |
| 15.   | MADHYA PRADESH     | GWALIOR            |   4 |
| 15.   | MADHYA PRADESH     | INDORE             |   4 |
| 15.   | MADHYA PRADESH     | JABALPUR           |   4 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL              | TOTAL              |  16 |
| 16.   | MAHARASHTRA        | AHMEDNAGAR         |   3 |
| 16.   | MAHARASHTRA        | AKOLA              |   2 |
| 16.   | MAHARASHTRA        | AURANGABAD         |   3 |
| 16.   | MAHARASHTRA        | DHULE              |   2 |
| 16.   | MAHARASHTRA        | JALGAON            |   3 |
| 16.   | MAHARASHTRA        | KOLHAPUR           |   3 |
| 16.   | MAHARASHTRA        | MUMBAI             |   9 |

|          |                 | NAGPUR                | 5        |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------|----------|
|          |                 | NANDED                | 2        |
|          |                 | NASIK                 | 4        |
|          |                 | PUNE                  | 5        |
|          |                 | SANGLI                | 3        |
|          |                 | SHOLAPUR              | 3        |
| TOTAL 47 | TOTAL 47        | TOTAL 47              | TOTAL 47 |
| 17.      | MEGHALAYA       | SHILLONG              | 3        |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL           | TOTAL                 | 3        |
| 18       | MIZORAM         | AIZAWL                | 1        |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL           | TOTAL                 | 1        |
| 19.      | ODISHA          | BHUBANESHWAR/ CUTTACK | 3        |
| 19.      |                 | ROURKELA              | 2        |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL           | TOTAL                 | 5        |
| 20.      | PUDUCHERRY (UT) | PUDUCHERRY (UT)       | 3        |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL           | TOTAL                 | 3        |
| 21.      | PUNJAB          | AMRITSAR              | 4        |
| 21.      |                 | JALANDHAR             | 4        |
| 21.      |                 | PATIALA               | 4        |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL           | TOTAL                 | 12       |
| 22.      |                 | AJMER                 | 3        |
| 22.      |                 | BIKANER               | 1        |
| 22.      | RAJASTHAN       | JAIPUR                | 6        |
| 22.      |                 | JODHPUR               | 4        |
| 22.      |                 | KOTA                  | 4        |
| 22.      |                 | UDAIPUR               | 4        |
| Total    | Total           | Total                 | 22       |
| 23.      | SIKKIM          | GANGTOK               | 2        |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL           | TOTAL                 | 2        |
| 24.      |                 | CHENNAI               | 8        |
| 24.      |                 | COIMBATORE            | 4        |
| 24.      | TAMIL NADU      | MADURAI               | 4        |
| 24.      |                 | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI       | 2        |

|       |               | TIRUNELVELI   |   2 |
|-------|---------------|---------------|-----|
|       |               | THOOTHUKUDI   |   2 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL         | TOTAL         |  22 |
| 25.   | TELANGANA     | HYDERABAD     |   7 |
|       |               | WARANGAL      |   1 |
|       |               | TOTAL         |   8 |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH | AGRA          |   3 |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH | ALIGARH       |   2 |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH | ALLAHABAD     |   3 |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH | BAREILLY      |   3 |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH | GORAKHPUR     |   2 |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH | JHANSI        |   1 |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH | KANPUR        |   6 |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH | LUCKNOW       |   5 |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH | VARANASI      |   3 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL         | TOTAL         |  28 |
| 27.   | WEST BENGAL   | ASANSOL       |   2 |
| 27.   | WEST BENGAL   | KOLKATA       |   8 |
| 27.   | WEST BENGAL   | SILIGURI      |   3 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL         | TOTAL         |  13 |
|       | G. TOTAL      |               | 290 |

Annexure-III

## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2017

## List of 97 places where new AIR Broadcasting Stations have been approved

|   S. NO. | PLACE         | STATE             | POWER OF NEW FM TRANSMITTER   |
|----------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | NELLORE       | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 10 KW                         |
|        2 | KAKINADA      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 10 KW                         |
|        3 | ANINI /NAMSAI | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|        4 | BARIRIZO      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        5 | BHALUKPONG    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        6 | BOLENG        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        7 | BOMDILA       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|        8 | CHANGLANG     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|        9 | CHAYANGTAJO   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       10 | DAPORIJO      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|       11 | GENSI         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       12 | HAYULIANG     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       13 | KHONSA        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|       14 | KOYU          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       15 | MARIANG       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       16 | MECHUKA       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       17 | NAMPONG       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       18 | PALIN         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       19 | RAGA          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       20 | RUMGONG       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       21 | SAGALEE       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       22 | SANGRAM       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       23 | TUTING        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       24 | YACHULI       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       25 | YINGKIONG     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|       26 | BAKULIAGHAT   | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|       27 | BARPETA       | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|       28 | DUDNOI        | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|       29 | GOLPARA       | ASSAM             | 1 KW                          |
|       30 | KARIM GANJ    | ASSAM             | 1 KW                          |
|       31 | LANKA         | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|       32 | LUMDING       | ASSAM             | 1 KW                          |
|       33 | SARIHAJAN     | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|       34 | UDALGURI      | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|       35 | MUZZAFFARPUR  | BIHAR             | 10 KW                         |
|       36 | GREEN RIDGE   | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 10 KW                         |
|       37 | HIMBOTINGLA   | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 10 KW                         |
|       38 | PATNITOP      | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 10 KW                         |
|       39 | UDHAMPUR      | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 10 KW                         |

|   S. NO. | PLACE                       | STATE          | POWER OF NEW FM TRANSMITTER   |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|       40 | DHANBAD                     | JHARKHAND      | 10 KW                         |
|       41 | RATLAM                      | MADHYA PRADESH | 10 KW                         |
|       42 | TAMENGLANG                  | MANIPUR        | 1 KW                          |
|       43 | UKHRUL                      | MANIPUR        | 1 KW                          |
|       44 | BAGHMARA                    | MEGHALAYA      | 100W                          |
|       45 | CHERAPUNJEE                 | MEGHALAYA      | 1 KW                          |
|       46 | CHAMPHAI                    | MIZORAM        | 1 KW                          |
|       47 | CHIAHPHURI                  | MIZORAM        | 100W                          |
|       48 | KHAWBUNG                    | MIZORAM        | 100W                          |
|       49 | KOLASIB                     | MIZORAM        | 1 KW                          |
|       50 | PUKZING                     | MIZORAM        | 100W                          |
|       51 | TUIPANG                     | MIZORAM        | 1 KW                          |
|       52 | VANLAIPHAI                  | MIZORAM        | 100W                          |
|       53 | ZAWNRGIN                    | MIZORAM        | 100W                          |
|       54 | HENIMA (TENNING)            | NAGALAND       | 100W                          |
|       55 | MELURI                      | NAGALAND       | 100W                          |
|       56 | PHEK                        | NAGALAND       | 1 KW                          |
|       57 | WOKHA                       | NAGALAND       | 1 KW                          |
|       58 | ZUNHEBOTO                   | NAGALAND       | 1 KW                          |
|       59 | AMRITSAR                    | PUNJAB         | 20 KW                         |
|       60 | BUNDI (TV SITE)             | RAJASTHAN      | 10 KW                         |
|       61 | CHAUNTAN HILL               | RAJASTHAN      | 20 KW                         |
|       62 | CHUNGTHANG                  | SIKKIM         | 100W                          |
|       63 | DENTAM                      | SIKKIM         | 100W                          |
|       64 | GYALSHING                   | SIKKIM         | 100W                          |
|       65 | LACHEN                      | SIKKIM         | 100W                          |
|       66 | LACHUNG, FOREST GUEST HOUSE | SIKKIM         | 100W                          |
|       67 | MANGAN                      | SIKKIM         | 100W                          |
|       68 | NAMTHANG, POLICE THANA      | SIKKIM         | 100W                          |
|       69 | SORENG                      | SIKKIM         | 100W                          |
|       70 | YUKSUM                      | SIKKIM         | 100W                          |
|       71 | AMBASSA                     | TRIPURA        | 100W                          |
|       72 | CHOWMANU                    | TRIPURA        | 100W                          |
|       73 | DAMCHHARA                   | TRIPURA        | 100W                          |
|       74 | GANDACHHARA                 | TRIPURA        | 100W                          |
|       75 | JOLAIBARI                   | TRIPURA        | 100W                          |
|       76 | LONGTHERAI                  | TRIPURA        | 5 KW                          |
|       77 | NUTAN BAZAR                 | TRIPURA        | 1 KW                          |
|       78 | SAKHAN                      | TRIPURA        | 100W                          |
|       79 | SILACHARI                   | TRIPURA        | 100W                          |
|       80 | UDAYPUR                     | TRIPURA        | 1 KW                          |
|       81 | VANGMUN(BHANGMUN)           | TRIPURA        | 100W                          |
|       82 | ETAWAH                      | UTTAR PRADESH  | 10 KW                         |
|       83 | MEERUT                      | UTTAR PRADESH  | 10 KW                         |
|       84 | SULTANPUR                   | UTTAR PRADESH  | 10 KW                         |
|       85 | CHAMPAWAT                   | UTTARAKHAND    | 1 KW                          |

| S. NO.   | PLACE                                          | STATE                                                                           | POWER OF NEW FM TRANSMITTER   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 86.      | DEHRADUN                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                     | 10 KW                         |
| 87.      | HALDWANI                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                     | 10 KW                         |
| 88.      | HARIDWAR                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                     | 100W                          |
| 89.      | BARDHWAN                                       | WEST BENGAL                                                                     | 10 KW                         |
| 90.      | COOCH BEHAR                                    | WEST BENGAL                                                                     | 10 KW                         |
| 91.      | DARJEELING                                     | WEST BENGAL                                                                     | 10 KW                         |
| 92.      | KRISHNANAGAR                                   | WEST BENGAL                                                                     | 10 KW                         |
| 93- 97   | 06 NOS. FM TRANSMITTER ALONG INDO-NEPAL BORDER | ALONG INDO-NEPAL BORDERING STATE (i.e. in UTTARAKHAND, UTTAR PRADESH AND BIHAR) | 10 KW                         |

## ANNEXURE-IV

## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2017

## List of Proposed Private radio FM channels

| No   | State             | Name of Cities/Towns   |   Channels available for Phase III |
|------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1    | ANDHRA PRADESH    | ADONI                  |                                  3 |
| 2    |                   | ANANTPUR               |                                  3 |
| 3    |                   | BHEEMAVARAM            |                                  3 |
| 4    |                   | CHIRALA                |                                  3 |
| 5    |                   | CHITTOOR               |                                  3 |
| 6    |                   | CUDDAPAH               |                                  3 |
| 7    |                   | DHARAMAVARAM           |                                  3 |
| 8    |                   | ELURU                  |                                  3 |
| 9    |                   | GUNTAKAL               |                                  3 |
| 10   |                   | HINDUPUR               |                                  3 |
| 11   |                   | KAKINADA               |                                  4 |
| 12   |                   | KURNOOL                |                                  4 |
| 13   |                   | MACHILLPATNAM          |                                  3 |
| 14   |                   | MADANAPALLE            |                                  3 |
| 15   |                   | NANDYAL                |                                  3 |
| 16   |                   | NELLORE                |                                  4 |
| 17   |                   | ONGOLE                 |                                  3 |
| 18   |                   | PRODDATUR              |                                  3 |
| 19   |                   | RAJAMUMDRY             |                                  3 |
| 20   |                   | TIRUPATI               |                                  2 |
| 21   |                   | VIJAYAWADA             |                                  2 |
| 22   |                   | VIZIANAGARAM           |                                  3 |
|      | TOTAL             |                        |                                 67 |
| 23   | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | PORTBLAIR              |                                  3 |
|      | TOTAL             |                        |                                  3 |
| 24   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ITANAGAR               |                                  2 |
|      | TOTAL             |                        |                                  2 |

| 25   |               | DIBRUGARH         |   3 |
|------|---------------|-------------------|-----|
| 26   |               | JORHAT            |   3 |
| 27   | ASSAM         | NAGAON (NOWGANG)  |   3 |
| 28   |               | SILCHAR           |   3 |
| 29   |               | TINSUKIA          |   3 |
|      | TOTAL         |                   |  15 |
| 30   |               | ARRAH             |   3 |
| 31   |               | BEGUSARAI         |   3 |
| 32   |               | BETTIAH           |   3 |
| 33   |               | BHAGALPUR         |   4 |
| 34   |               | BIHAR SHAREEF     |   3 |
| 35   |               | CHAPRA            |   3 |
| 36   |               | DARBHANGA         |   3 |
| 37   | BIHAR         | GAYA              |   4 |
| 38   |               | MOTIHARI          |   3 |
| 39   |               | MUNGER            |   3 |
| 40   |               | MUZZAFFARPUR      |   3 |
| 41   |               | PATNA             |   3 |
| 42   |               | PURNIA            |   3 |
| 43   |               | SAHARSA           |   3 |
| 44   |               | SASARAM           |   3 |
| 45   |               | SIWAN             |   3 |
|      | TOTAL         |                   |  50 |
| 46   | CHANDIGARH/UT | CHANDIGARH        |   2 |
|      | TOTAL         |                   |   2 |
| 47   | CHHATTISGARH  | BILASPUR          |   3 |
| 48   | CHHATTISGARH  | DURG-BHILLAINAGAR |   3 |
| 49   | CHHATTISGARH  | JAGDALPUR         |   3 |
| 50   | CHHATTISGARH  | KORBA             |   3 |
| 51   | CHHATTISGARH  | RAJGARH           |   3 |
|      | TOTAL         |                   |  15 |
| 52   | DAMAN & DIU   | DAMAN             |   3 |
|      | TOTAL         |                   |   3 |

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| 53   | DELHI   | DELHI                   |   1 |
|------|---------|-------------------------|-----|
|      | TOTAL   |                         |   1 |
| 54   | GUJARAT | AHMEDABAD               |   1 |
| 55   | GUJARAT | BHARUCH                 |   3 |
| 56   | GUJARAT | BHAVNAGAR               |   4 |
| 57   | GUJARAT | BOTAD                   |   3 |
| 58   | GUJARAT | DOHAD                   |   3 |
| 59   | GUJARAT | GODHRA                  |   3 |
| 60   | GUJARAT | JAMNAGAR                |   4 |
| 61   | GUJARAT | JETPUR NAVAGADH         |   3 |
| 62   | GUJARAT | JUNAGADH                |   3 |
| 63   | GUJARAT | MAHESANA                |   3 |
| 64   | GUJARAT | PALANPUR                |   3 |
| 65   | GUJARAT | PATAN                   |   3 |
| 66   | GUJARAT | PORBANDAR               |   3 |
| 67   | GUJARAT | RAJKOT                  |   1 |
| 68   | GUJARAT | SURAT                   |   2 |
| 69   | GUJARAT | SURENDRANAGAR DUDHREJ   |   3 |
| 70   | GUJARAT | VERAVAL                 |   3 |
| 71   | GUJARAT | WADHWAN (SURENDERNAGAR) |   3 |
|      | TOTAL   |                         |  51 |
| 72   | HARYANA | AMBALA                  |   3 |
| 73   | HARYANA | BHADURGARH              |   3 |
| 74   | HARYANA | BHIWANI                 |   3 |
| 75   | HARYANA | HISSAR                  |   1 |
| 76   | HARYANA | JIND                    |   3 |
| 77   | HARYANA | KAITHAI                 |   3 |
| 78   | HARYANA | KARNAL                  |   1 |
| 79   | HARYANA | PANIPAT                 |   3 |
| 80   | HARYANA | REWARI                  |   3 |
| 81   | HARYANA | ROHTAK                  |   3 |
| 82   | HARYANA | SIRSA                   |   3 |

| 83           | THANESAR          |   3 |
|--------------|-------------------|-----|
|              | TOTAL             |  32 |
| 84 J&K       | SRINAGAR          |   3 |
| 85           | JAMMU             |   3 |
|              | TOTAL             |   6 |
| 86 JHARKHAND | BOKARO STEEL CITY |   3 |
| 87           | DEOGHAR           |   3 |
| 88           | DHANBAD           |   4 |
| 89           | GIRIDIH           |   3 |
| 90           | HAZARIBAG         |   3 |
| 91           | JAMSHEDPUR        |   1 |
|              | TOTAL             |  17 |
| 92           | BENGALURU         |   1 |
| 93           | BELGAUM           |   4 |
| 94           | BELLARY           |   4 |
| 95           | BIDAR             |   3 |
| 96           | BIJAPUR           |   3 |
| 97           | CHIKMAGALUR       |   3 |
| 98           | CHITRADURGA       |   3 |
| KARNATAKA 99 | DEVENGERI         |   4 |
| 100          | GADAG BETIGERI    |   3 |
| 101          | GULBARGA          |   3 |
| 102          | HASSAN            |   3 |
| 103          | HOSPET            |   3 |
| 104          | HUBLI-DHARWAD     |   4 |
| 105          | KOLAR             |   3 |
| 106          | MANGALOR          |   1 |
| 107          | MYSORE            |   2 |
| 108          | RAICHUR           |   3 |
| 109          | SHIMOGA           |   3 |
| 111          | TUMKUR UDUPI      |   3 |
| 110          |                   |   3 |
| TOTAL        |                   |  59 |

| 112   |                | ALAPPUZHA (ALLEPPEY)   |   4 |
|-------|----------------|------------------------|-----|
| 113   |                | COCHIN                 |   1 |
| 114   | KERALA         | KANHANGAD (KASARGOD)   |   3 |
| 115   |                | KOZHIKOD               |   2 |
| 116   |                | PALAKKAD               |   3 |
|       | TOTAL          |                        |  13 |
| 117   | LAKSHADWEEP    | KAVARATI               |   3 |
|       | TOTAL          |                        |   3 |
| 118   | MADHYA PRADESH | BURHANAPUR             |   3 |
| 119   | MADHYA PRADESH | CHHATTARPUR            |   3 |
| 120   | MADHYA PRADESH | CHHINDWARA             |   3 |
| 121   | MADHYA PRADESH | DAMOH                  |   3 |
| 122   | MADHYA PRADESH | GUNA                   |   3 |
| 123   | MADHYA PRADESH | ITARSI                 |   3 |
| 124   | MADHYA PRADESH | KHANDWA                |   3 |
| 125   | MADHYA PRADESH | KHARGONE               |   3 |
| 126   | MADHYA PRADESH | MANDSAUR               |   3 |
| 127   | MADHYA PRADESH | MURWARA (KATNI)        |   3 |
| 128   | MADHYA PRADESH | NEEMUCH                |   3 |
| 129   | MADHYA PRADESH | RATLAM                 |   3 |
| 130   | MADHYA PRADESH | REWA                   |   3 |
| 131   | MADHYA PRADESH | SAGAR                  |   4 |
| 132   | MADHYA PRADESH | SATNA                  |   3 |
| 133   | MADHYA PRADESH | SHIVPURI               |   3 |
| 134   | MADHYA PRADESH | SINGRAULI              |   3 |
| 135   | MADHYA PRADESH | UJJAIN                 |   4 |
| 136   | MADHYA PRADESH | VIDISHA                |   3 |
|       | TOTAL          |                        |  59 |
| 137   |                | AKOLA                  |   3 |
| 138   |                | JALGAON                |   2 |
| 139   |                | MUMBAI                 |   2 |
| 140   |                | NAGPUR                 |   2 |
| 141   |                | NANDED                 |   3 |

| 142   | MAHARASHTRA   | ACHALPUR     |   3 |
|-------|---------------|--------------|-----|
| 143   | MAHARASHTRA   | AHMEDNAGAR   |   2 |
| 144   | MAHARASHTRA   | AMRAVATI     |   4 |
| 145   | MAHARASHTRA   | AURANGABAD   |   2 |
| 146   | MAHARASHTRA   | BARSHI       |   3 |
| 147   | MAHARASHTRA   | DHULE        |   3 |
| 148   | MAHARASHTRA   | GONDIYA      |   3 |
| 149   | MAHARASHTRA   | KOLHAPUR     |   2 |
| 150   | MAHARASHTRA   | LATUR        |   3 |
| 151   | MAHARASHTRA   | MALEGAON     |   4 |
| 152   | MAHARASHTRA   | NASIK        |   2 |
| 153   | MAHARASHTRA   | PUNE         |   2 |
| 154   | MAHARASHTRA   | SANGLI       |   2 |
| 155   | MAHARASHTRA   | SHOLAPUR     |   2 |
| 156   | MAHARASHTRA   | WARDHA       |   3 |
| 157   | MAHARASHTRA   | YAVATMAL     |   3 |
|       | TOTAL         |              |  55 |
| 158   | MANIPUR       | IMPHAL       |   3 |
|       | TOTAL         |              |   3 |
| 159   | MEGHALAYA     | SHILONG      |   1 |
|       | TOTAL         |              |   1 |
| 160   | MIZORAM       | AIZWAL       |   2 |
|       | TOTAL         |              |   2 |
| 161   | NAGALAND      | DIMAPUR      |   3 |
| 162   |               | KOHIMA       |   3 |
|       | TOTAL         |              |   6 |
| 163   | ODISHA        | BALESHWAR    |   3 |
| 164   | ODISHA        | BARIPADA     |   3 |
| 165   | ODISHA        | BHUBANESHWAR |   1 |
| 166   | ODISHA        | BRAHMAPUR    |   3 |
| 167   | ODISHA        | PURI         |   3 |
| 168   | ODISHA        | ROURKELA     |   2 |
| 169   | ODISHA        | SAMBALPUR    |   3 |

|       | TOTAL                  |                |   18 |
|-------|------------------------|----------------|------|
| 170   | PUDUCHERRY             | PUDUCHERRY     |    1 |
|       | TOTAL                  |                |    1 |
| 171   | PUNJAB TOTAL RAJASTHAN | ABOHAR         |    3 |
| 172   |                        | AMRISTAR       |    1 |
| 173   |                        | BHATINDA       |    3 |
| 174   |                        | HOSHIARPUR     |    3 |
| 175   |                        | LUDHIANA       |    4 |
| 176   |                        | MOGA           |    3 |
| 177   |                        | PATHANKOT      |    3 |
| 178   |                        | PATIALA        |    1 |
|       |                        |                |   21 |
| 179   |                        | AJMER          |    2 |
| 180   |                        | ALWAR          |    3 |
| 181   |                        | BEAWAR         |    3 |
| 182   |                        | BHARATPUR      |    3 |
| 183   |                        | BHILWARA       |    3 |
| 184   |                        | BIKANER        |    3 |
| 185   |                        | CHURU          |    3 |
| 186   |                        | GANGANAGAR     |    3 |
| 187   |                        | HANUMANGARH    |    3 |
| 188   |                        | JAIPUR         |    1 |
| 189   |                        | JODHPUR        |    1 |
| 190   |                        | JHUNJHUNU      |    3 |
| 191   |                        | KOTA           |    1 |
| 192   |                        | PALI           |    3 |
| 193   |                        | SAWAI MADHOPUR |    3 |
| 194   |                        | SIKAR          |    3 |
| 195   |                        | TONK           |    3 |
| 196   |                        | UDAIPUR        |    1 |
| TOTAL |                        |                |   45 |
| 197   |                        | CHENNAI        |    1 |
| 198   |                        | COONOOR        |    3 |

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| 199   |            | DINGDIGUL             |   3 |
|-------|------------|-----------------------|-----|
| 200   |            | ERODE                 |   4 |
| 201   |            | KARAIKKUDI            |   3 |
| 202   |            | KARUR                 |   3 |
| 203   |            | MADURAI               |   1 |
| 204   | TAMIL NADU | NAGARCOIL/KANYAKUMARI |   3 |
| 205   |            | NEYVELI               |   3 |
| 206   |            | PUDUKKOTTAI           |   3 |
| 207   |            | RAJAPALAYAM           |   3 |
| 208   |            | SALEM                 |   4 |
| 209   |            | THANJAVAR             |   3 |
| 210   |            | TIRUCHY               |   2 |
| 211   |            | TIRUNELVELI           |   2 |
| 212   |            | TIRUVANNAMLAI         |   3 |
| 213   |            | TUTICORIN             |   2 |
| 214   |            | VANIYAMBADI           |   3 |
| 215   |            | VELLORE               |   4 |
|       | TOTAL      |                       |  53 |
| 216   | TELANGANA  | ADILABAD              |   3 |
| 217   | TELANGANA  | ALWAL                 |   3 |
| 218   | TELANGANA  | HYDERABAD             |   4 |
| 219   | TELANGANA  | KARIMNAGAR            |   3 |
| 220   | TELANGANA  | KHAMMAM               |   3 |
| 221   | TELANGANA  | KOTHAGUDEM            |   3 |
| 222   | TELANGANA  | MAHBUBNAGAR           |   3 |
| 223   | TELANGANA  | MANCHERIAL            |   3 |
| 224   | TELANGANA  | NALGONDA              |   3 |
| 225   | TELANGANA  | NIZAMABAD             |   3 |
| 226   | TELANGANA  | RAMAGUNDAM            |   3 |
| 227   | TELANGANA  | WARANGAL              |   3 |
|       | TOTAL      |                       |  37 |
| 228   | TRIPURA    | AGARTALA              |   2 |
|       | TOTAL      |                       |   2 |

|   229 | UTTAR PRADESH   | AGRA                        |   2 |
|-------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----|
|   230 |                 | ALIGARH                     |   3 |
|   231 |                 | ALLAHABAD                   |   2 |
|   232 |                 | AZAMGARH                    |   3 |
|   233 |                 | BAHRAICH                    |   3 |
|   234 |                 | BALLIA                      |   3 |
|   235 |                 | BANDS                       |   3 |
|   236 |                 | BAREILY                     |   2 |
|   237 |                 | BASTI                       |   3 |
|   238 |                 | BUDAUN                      |   3 |
|   239 |                 | DEORIA                      |   3 |
|   240 |                 | ETAH                        |   3 |
|   241 |                 | ETAWAH                      |   3 |
|   242 |                 | FAIZABAD/AYODHYA            |   3 |
|   243 |                 | FARRUKHABAD CUM FATEHGARH   |   3 |
|   244 |                 | FATEHPUR                    |   3 |
|   245 |                 | GHAZIPUR                    |   3 |
|   246 |                 | GONDA                       |   3 |
|   247 |                 | GORAKHPUR                   |   3 |
|   248 |                 | HARDOI                      |   3 |
|   249 |                 | JAUNPUR                     |   3 |
|   250 |                 | JHANSI                      |   3 |
|   251 |                 | KANPUR                      |   3 |
|   252 |                 | LAKHIMPUR                   |   3 |
|   253 |                 | LALITPUR                    |   3 |
|   254 |                 | LUCKNOW                     |   3 |
|   255 |                 | MAINPURI                    |   3 |
|   256 |                 | MATHURA                     |   3 |
|   257 |                 | MAUNATH BHAJAN (DISTT. MAU) |   3 |
|   258 |                 | MIRZAPUR CUM VINDHYACHAL    |   3 |
|   259 |                 | MORADABAD                   |   4 |

| 260                                               |                                                   | MUZAFFARNAGAR                                     | 4                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 261                                               |                                                   | ORAI                                              | 3                                                 |
| 262                                               |                                                   | RAE BARELLI                                       | 3                                                 |
| 263                                               |                                                   | SAHARANPUR                                        | 4                                                 |
| 264                                               |                                                   | SHAHJAHANPUR                                      | 4                                                 |
| 265                                               |                                                   | SITAPUR                                           | 3                                                 |
| 266                                               |                                                   | SULTANPUR                                         | 3                                                 |
| 267                                               |                                                   | VARANASI                                          | 1                                                 |
|                                                   | TOTAL                                             |                                                   | 116                                               |
| 268                                               |                                                   | DEHRADUN                                          | 4                                                 |
| 269                                               | UTTARAKHAND                                       | HALDWANI-CUM KATHGODAM                            | 3                                                 |
| 270                                               |                                                   | HARIDWAR                                          | 3                                                 |
|                                                   | TOTAL                                             |                                                   | 10                                                |
| 271                                               |                                                   | ALIPURDUAR                                        | 3                                                 |
| 272                                               |                                                   | ASANSOL                                           | 2                                                 |
| 273                                               |                                                   | BAHARAMPUR                                        | 3                                                 |
| 274                                               |                                                   | BALURGHAT                                         | 3                                                 |
| 275                                               | WEST BENGAL                                       | BANGAON                                           | 3                                                 |
| 276                                               |                                                   | BANKURA                                           | 3                                                 |
| 277                                               |                                                   | BARDDHAMAN                                        | 3                                                 |
| 278                                               |                                                   | DARJILING                                         | 3                                                 |
| 279                                               |                                                   | ENGLISH BAZAR (MALDAH)                            | 3                                                 |
| 280                                               |                                                   | KHARAGPUR                                         | 3                                                 |
| 281                                               |                                                   | KRISHNANAGAR                                      | 3                                                 |
| 282                                               |                                                   | PURULIYA                                          | 3                                                 |
| 283                                               |                                                   | RAOGANJ                                           | 3                                                 |
|                                                   | TOTAL                                             |                                                   | 38                                                |
| CITIES/TOWNS IN BORDER AREAS OF J&K AND NE STATES | CITIES/TOWNS IN BORDER AREAS OF J&K AND NE STATES | CITIES/TOWNS IN BORDER AREAS OF J&K AND NE STATES | CITIES/TOWNS IN BORDER AREAS OF J&K AND NE STATES |
| 284                                               | J&K                                               | KARGIL                                            | 3                                                 |
| 285                                               | J&K                                               | LEH                                               | 3                                                 |
| 286                                               | J&K                                               | KATUA                                             | 3                                                 |

| 287         | J&K         | POONCH     |   3 |
|-------------|-------------|------------|-----|
| 288         | J&K         | BHADERWAH  |   3 |
| 289         | ASSAM       | DUBHARI    |   3 |
| 290         | ASSAM       | HAFLONG    |   3 |
| 291         | MEGHALAYA   | JOWAI      |   3 |
| 292         | MIZORAM     | LUNG-LEI   |   3 |
| 293         | NAGALAND    | MOKUKCHUNG |   3 |
| 294         | TRIPURA     | BELONIA    |   3 |
| TOTAL       | TOTAL       |            |  33 |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL |            | 839 |