Lok Sabha Question No. 2334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Air and Doordarshan Signal in Border Areas
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2334 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016)

## AIR AND DOORDARSHAN SIGNAL IN BORDER AREAS

## 2334.  SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

(a)  whether the broadcasting of Doordarshan and Akashvani does not have a clear reach in the rural and border areas;

(b)  if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c)    the  steps  taken  to  increase  the  number  of  transmitters  particularly  in  the  said areas in the current scheme, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

(a) & (b)    Prasar Bharati has informed that as far as All India Radio is concerned, the present total reach of AIR broadcast is about 92.00 % of the area and 99.20 % of the total population of the country.  However, very small border areas in North-East and J&K are still uncovered by terrestrial broadcast of AIR, due to hilly/rocky terrain which  badly  affects  the  propagation  of  radio  waves.  Further,  AIR  is  in  process  of replacing  its  old/outlived  MW/SW  and  FM  transmitters  by  new  transmitters  to strengthen its existing coverage.  Installation of new FM transmitter setups at various places has also been planned as per approved schemes to expand its reach to larger parts of the country including rural and border areas.

In addition to above, 31 AIR's channels are available on Doordarshan's DTH platform (DD Free Dish) and can be received by set top box throughout the country including  rural  and  border  areas.      Additionally,  13  channels  of  All  India  Radio  are also  available  on  internet  platform  on  AIR's  website  <allindiaradio.gov.in>  or  by downloading suitable apps on iOS/ Android/ Windows based mobile phones.

As regards Doordarshan, all areas of the country (including those located in rural and border areas), have been provided with multi-channel TV coverage through Doordarshan's free-to-air DTH service. DTH signals can be received anywhere in the country with the help of small sized dish receive units. In terrestrial  mode, Doordarshan signals are estimated to be available to about 92% population, spread over 81% area of the country. In view of multichannel coverage having been provided to all the areas uncovered by terrestrial transmission through Doordarshan's free-toair DTH service, new transmitters for expansion of terrestrial coverage are now not envisaged.

- (c)    For providing FM Service in Rural and border areas, 123 new FM transmitter (1 KW-25 nos +5 kw-12 nos+10 KW-28 nos.+20KW-02 nos. + 100 W-56 nos.)  have been approved, as per state-wise details given in Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2334 FOR ANSWER ON 30.11.2016

## Annexure

List of 123 FM Transmitters approved to be set up under 12 th  Plan including

## Cont. Schemes of earlier Plans

|   Sl. No. | PLACE         | STATE             | POWER OF NEW FM TRANSMITTER   |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | KAKINADA      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 10 KW                         |
|         2 | ANINI / ROING | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|         3 | BARIRIZO      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|         4 | BHALUKPONG    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|         5 | BOLENG        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|         6 | BOMDILA       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|         7 | CHANGLANG     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|         8 | CHAYANGTAJO   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|         9 | DAPORIJO      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|        10 | GENSI         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        11 | HAYULIANG     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        12 | KHONSA        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|        13 | KOYU          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        14 | MARIANG       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        15 | MECHUKA       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        16 | NAMPONG       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        17 | PALIN         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        18 | RAGA          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        19 | RUMGONG       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        20 | SAGALEE       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        21 | SANGRAM       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        22 | TUTING        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        23 | YACHULI       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        24 | YINGKIONG     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W                          |
|        25 | BAKULIAGHAT   | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|        26 | BARPETA       | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|        27 | DUDNOI        | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|        28 | GOLPARA       | ASSAM             | 1 KW                          |
|        29 | KARIM GANJ    | ASSAM             | 1 KW                          |
|        30 | LANKA         | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|        31 | LUMDING       | ASSAM             | 1 KW                          |
|        32 | NAGAON        | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|        33 | SARIHAJAN     | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|        34 | SILCHAR       | ASSAM             | 5 KW                          |
|        35 | TEZPUR        | ASSAM             | 100W                          |
|        36 | UDALGURI      | ASSAM             | 100W                          |

|   Sl. No. | PLACE            | STATE            | POWER OF NEW FM TRANSMITTER   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|
|        37 | MUZZAFFARPUR     | BIHAR            | 10 KW                         |
|        38 | AMBIKAPUR        | CHHATTISGARH     | 5 KW                          |
|        39 | PANAJI           | GOA              | 10 KW                         |
|        40 | BHUJ             | GUJARAT          | 5 KW                          |
|        41 | KINNAUR (KALPA)  | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW                          |
|        42 | GREEN RIDGE      | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 10 KW                         |
|        43 | HIMBOTINGLA      | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 10 KW                         |
|        44 | NAUSHERA         | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 10 KW                         |
|        45 | PATNITOP         | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 10 KW                         |
|        46 | DHANBAD          | JHARKHAND        | 10 KW                         |
|        47 | JAMSHEDPUR       | JHARKHAND        | 10 KW                         |
|        48 | ALAPPUZHA        | KERALA           | 5 KW                          |
|        49 | CHHATARPUR       | MADHYA PRADESH   | 5 KW                          |
|        50 | GWALIOR          | MADHYA PRADESH   | 5 KW                          |
|        51 | RATLAM           | MADHYA PRADESH   | 10 KW                         |
|        52 | REWA (AIR SITE)  | MADHYA PRADESH   | 10 KW                         |
|        53 | JALGAON          | MAHARASHTRA      | 5 KW                          |
|        54 | CHINGAI          | MANIPUR          | 100W                          |
|        55 | IMPHAL           | MANIPUR          | 100W                          |
|        56 | TAMEI            | MANIPUR          | 100W                          |
|        57 | TAMENGLANG       | MANIPUR          | 1 KW                          |
|        58 | UKHRUL           | MANIPUR          | 1 KW                          |
|        59 | BAGHMARA         | MEGHALAYA        | 100W                          |
|        60 | CHERAPUNJEE      | MEGHALAYA        | 1 KW                          |
|        61 | TURA             | MEGHALAYA        | 100W                          |
|        62 | TURA             | MEGHALAYA        | 5 KW                          |
|        63 | AIZAWL           | MIZORAM          | 100W                          |
|        64 | CHAMPHAI         | MIZORAM          | 1 KW                          |
|        65 | CHIAHPHURI       | MIZORAM          | 100W                          |
|        66 | KHAWBUNG         | MIZORAM          | 100W                          |
|        67 | KOLASIB          | MIZORAM          | 1 KW                          |
|        68 | PUKZING          | MIZORAM          | 100W                          |
|        69 | TUIPANG          | MIZORAM          | 1 KW                          |
|        70 | VANLAIPHAI       | MIZORAM          | 100W                          |
|        71 | ZAWNRGIN         | MIZORAM          | 100W                          |
|        72 | HENIMA (TENNING) | NAGALAND         | 100W                          |
|        73 | MELURI           | NAGALAND         | 100W                          |
|        74 | PHEK             | NAGALAND         | 1 KW                          |
|        75 | WOKHA            | NAGALAND         | 1 KW                          |
|        76 | ZUNHEBOTO        | NAGALAND         | 1 KW                          |
|        77 | JORANDA          | ODISHA           | 1 KW                          |
|        78 | SORO             | ODISHA           | 1 KW                          |
|        79 | AMRITSAR         | PUNJAB           | 20 KW                         |
|        80 | AJMER            | RAJASTHAN        | 5 KW                          |
|        81 | BUNDI (TV SITE)  | RAJASTHAN        | 10 KW                         |

| Sl. No.   | PLACE                                          | STATE                                                                       | POWER OF NEW FM TRANSMITTER   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 82.       | CHAUNTAN HILL                                  | RAJASTHAN                                                                   | 20 KW                         |
| 83.       | KOTA                                           | RAJASTHAN                                                                   | 1 KW                          |
| 84.       | CHUNGTHANG                                     | SIKKIM                                                                      | 100W                          |
| 85.       | DENTAM                                         | SIKKIM                                                                      | 100W                          |
| 86.       | GYALSHING                                      | SIKKIM                                                                      | 100W                          |
| 87.       | LACHEN                                         | SIKKIM                                                                      | 100W                          |
| 88.       | LACHUNG, FOREST GUEST HOUSE                    | SIKKIM                                                                      | 100W                          |
| 89.       | MANGAN                                         | SIKKIM                                                                      | 100W                          |
| 90.       | NAMTHANG, POLICE THANA                         | SIKKIM                                                                      | 100W                          |
| 91.       | SORENG                                         | SIKKIM                                                                      | 100W                          |
| 92.       | YUKSUM                                         | SIKKIM                                                                      | 100W                          |
| 93.       | OTTACAMUND ( OOTY)                             | TAMILNADU                                                                   | 10 KW                         |
| 94.       | AMBASSA                                        | TRIPURA                                                                     | 100W                          |
| 95.       | CHOWMANU                                       | TRIPURA                                                                     | 100W                          |
| 96.       | DAMCHHARA                                      | TRIPURA                                                                     | 100W                          |
| 97.       | GANDACHHARA                                    | TRIPURA                                                                     | 100W                          |
| 98.       | JOLAIBARI                                      | TRIPURA                                                                     | 100W                          |
| 99.       | LONGTHERAI                                     | TRIPURA                                                                     | 5 KW                          |
| 100.      | NUTAN BAZAR                                    | TRIPURA                                                                     | 1 KW                          |
| 101.      | SAKHAN                                         | TRIPURA                                                                     | 100W                          |
| 102.      | UDAYPUR                                        | TRIPURA                                                                     | 1 KW                          |
| 103.      | VANGMUN (BHANGMUN)                             | TRIPURA                                                                     | 100W                          |
| 104.      | AGRA                                           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                               | 5 KW                          |
| 105.      | ETAWAH                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                               | 10 KW                         |
| 106.      | MATHURA                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                               | 10 KW                         |
| 107.      | MEERUT                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                               | 10 KW                         |
| 108.      | ALMORA                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                 | 1 KW                          |
| 109.      | ALMORA                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                 | 5 KW                          |
| 110.      | CHAMPAWAT                                      | UTTARAKHAND                                                                 | 1 KW                          |
| 111.      | DEHRADUN                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                 | 10 KW                         |
| 112.      | HALDWANI                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                 | 10 KW                         |
| 113.      | HARIDWAR                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                 | 100W                          |
| 114.      | BARDHWAN                                       | WEST BENGAL                                                                 | 10 KW                         |
| 115.      | COOCH BEHAR                                    | WEST BENGAL                                                                 | 10 KW                         |
| 116.      | DARJEELING                                     | WEST BENGAL                                                                 | 10 KW                         |
| 117.      | KRISHNANAGAR                                   | WEST BENGAL                                                                 | 10 KW                         |
| 118- 123  | 06 NOS. FM TRANSMITTER ALONG INDO-NEPAL BORDER | ALONG INDO-NEPAL BORDERING STATE (I.E. UTTRAKHAND, UTTAR PRADESH AND BIHAR) | 10 KW                         |