Lok Sabha Question No. 1721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Akashwani Kendras
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1721 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017)

## AKASHWANI KENDRAS

## 1721.  SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE:

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

- (a) the number of Akashwani Kendras in the country particularly in tribal and rural areas, State-wise;
- (b) whether all of the said Kendras are working properly;
- (c) if so, the details along with the status thereof, State-wise; and
- (d) if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  number  of  Kendras  whose construction have been completed but are not working?

## ANSWER

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

## BROADCASTING {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a)  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  as  on  date,  All  India  Radio  (AIR)  has  220 Akashvani Stations (Kendras) and 247 Relay Kendras in the country. Out of these, 57 Akashvani Kendras and 105 Relay Kendras are functioning particularly in tribal and rural areas of the country.   State-wise details are given at Annexure .

(b)  &  (c)  The  AIR  Stations  at  Mandla,  Rajgarh,  Saraipali,  Dungarpur  and Dharmanagar  in  tribal  &  rural  areas  are  presently  working  as  relay  stations  in single shift as per present scheme. (d) As on date, all the AIR Stations in tribal areas, in which construction has been

- completed, have been commissioned.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1721 FOR ANSWER ON 28-12-2017

## List of  Existing  A.I.R.  setups in Tribal and Rural  Areas

## A :  Akashvani Kendras (57 nos.)

|   SL NO. | STATIONS      | STATES            |
|----------|---------------|-------------------|
|        1 | ITANAGAR      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        2 | PASSIGHAT     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        3 | TAWANG        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        4 | TEZU          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        5 | ZIRO          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        6 | DIPHU         | ASSAM             |
|        7 | HAFLONG       | ASSAM             |
|        8 | KOKRAJHAR     | ASSAM             |
|        9 | AMBIKAPUR     | CHHATTISGARH      |
|       10 | JAGDALPUR     | CHHATTISGARH      |
|       11 | RAIGARH       | CHHATTISGARH      |
|       12 | SARAIPALI     | CHHATTISGARH      |
|       13 | AHWA          | GUJARAT           |
|       14 | GODHRA        | GUJARAT           |
|       15 | VADODRA       | GUJARAT           |
|       16 | KARGIL        | JAMMU&KASHMIR     |
|       17 | LEH           | JAMMU&KASHMIR     |
|       18 | POONCH        | JAMMU&KASHMIR     |
|       19 | CHAIBASA      | JHARKHAND         |
|       20 | JAMSHEDPUR    | JHARKHAND         |
|       21 | RANCHI        | JHARKHAND         |
|       22 | BETUL         | MADHYA PRADESH    |
|       23 | CHHINDWARA    | MADHYA PRADESH    |
|       24 | KHANDWA       | MADHYA PRADESH    |
|       25 | MANDLA        | MADHYA PRADESH    |
|       26 | SHAHDOL       | MADHYA PRADESH    |
|       27 | DHULE         | MAHARASHTRA       |
|       28 | NASIK         | MAHARASHTRA       |
|       29 | CHURACHANDPUR | MANIPUR           |
|       30 | JOWAI         | MEGHALAYA         |
|       31 | NONGSTOIN     | MEGHALAYA         |
|       32 | SHILLONG      | MEGHALAYA         |
|       33 | TURA          | MEGHALAYA         |
|       34 | WILLIAMNAGAR  | MEGHALAYA         |
|       35 | AIZAWAL       | MIZORAM           |

|   36. | LUNGLEI      | MIZORAM                                 |
|-------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
|    37 | SAIHA        | MIZORAM                                 |
|    38 | KOHIMA       | NAGALAND                                |
|    39 | MOKOKCHUNG   | NAGALAND                                |
|    40 | MON          | NAGALAND                                |
|    41 | TUENSANG     | NAGALAND                                |
|    42 | BARIPADA     | ODISHA                                  |
|    43 | BHAWANIPATNA | ODISHA                                  |
|    44 | JEYPORE      | ODISHA                                  |
|    45 | KEONJHAR     | ODISHA                                  |
|    46 | ROURKELA     | ODISHA                                  |
|    47 | SAMBALPUR    | ODISHA                                  |
|    48 | BANSWARA     | RAJASTHAN                               |
|    49 | DUNGARPUR    | RAJASTHAN                               |
|    50 | UDAIPUR      | RAJASTHAN                               |
|    51 | GANGTOK      | SIKKIM                                  |
|    52 | AGARTALA     | TRIPURA                                 |
|    53 | BELONIA      | TRIPURA                                 |
|    54 | DHARMANAGAR  | TRIPURA                                 |
|    55 | KAILASHAHAR  | TRIPURA                                 |
|    56 | DAMAN        | UNION TERRITORIES (DADAR&NAGAR HAVELI ) |
|    57 | KAVARATTI    | UNION TERRITORIES (L &MISLAND)          |

B :  AIR Relay Kendras (105 nos.)

|   SL NO. | STATIONS    | STATES            |
|----------|-------------|-------------------|
|        1 | ALONG       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        2 | BARIRIZO    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        3 | BASAR       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        4 | BHALUKPONG  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        5 | BOLENG      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        6 | BOMDILA     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        7 | CHIYANGTAJO | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        8 | DEOMALI     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|        9 | GEKU        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|       10 | GENSI       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|       11 | HAWAI       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|       12 | HAYULIANG   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|       13 | HUNLI       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|       14 | KALAKTANG   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|       15 | MARIANG     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|       16 | MECHUKA     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|       17 | MIAO        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
|       18 | NAMPONG     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |

|   19. | NAMSAI       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|-------|--------------|---------------------|
|    20 | RAGA         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|    21 | ROING        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|    22 | SANGRAM      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|    23 | SEEPA        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|    24 | TALIHA       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|    25 | TUTING       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|    26 | YACHULI      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|    27 | YOMCHA       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|    28 | ZEMITHANG    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|    29 | DUDHNOI      | ASSAM               |
|    30 | LANKA        | ASSAM               |
|    31 | LUMDING      | ASSAM               |
|    32 | SARIHAJAN    | ASSAM               |
|    33 | UDALGURI     | ASSAM               |
|    34 | DONGARGARH   | CHHATTISGARH        |
|    35 | KANKER       | CHHATTISGARH        |
|    36 | KONTA        | CHHATTISGARH        |
|    37 | KORBA        | CHHATTISGARH        |
|    38 | MANENDRAGARH | CHHATTISGARH        |
|    39 | BHARUCH      | GUJARAT             |
|    40 | CHAMBA       | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |
|    41 | CHAURIKHAS   | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |
|    42 | KEYLONG      | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |
|    43 | KINNOUR      | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |
|    44 | DISKIT       | JAMMU&KASHMIR       |
|    45 | DRASS        | JAMMU&KASHMIR       |
|    46 | GUREJ        | JAMMU&KASHMIR       |
|    47 | KHALSI       | JAMMU&KASHMIR       |
|    48 | NYOMA        | JAMMU&KASHMIR       |
|    49 | PADUM        | JAMMU&KASHMIR       |
|    50 | TIESURU      | JAMMU&KASHMIR       |
|    51 | RAJOURI      | JAMMU&KASHMIR       |
|    52 | DUMKA        | JHARKHAND           |
|    53 | HARDA        | MADHYA PRADESH      |
|    54 | JHABUA       | MADHYA PRADESH      |
|    55 | RATLAM       | MADHYA PRADESH      |
|    56 | RAJGARH      | MADHYA PRADESH      |
|    57 | GHARCHIROLI  | MAHARASHTRA         |
|    58 | CHANDEL      | MANIPUR             |
|    59 | SENAPATI     | MANIPUR             |
|    60 | UKHRUL       | MANIPUR             |
|    61 | BAGHMARA     | MEGHALAYA           |
|    62 | CHERRAPUNJI  | MEGHALAYA           |
|    63 | KHAWBUNG     | MIZORAM             |
|    64 | LAISAWEAI    | MIZORAM             |
|    65 | LAWNGTLAI    | MIZORAM             |
|    66 | RANGDIL      | MIZORAM             |

|   67. | VANLAIPHAI     | MIZORAM   |
|-------|----------------|-----------|
|    68 | ZAWNGIN        | MIZORAM   |
|    69 | DIMAPUR        | NAGALAND  |
|    70 | HENIMA(TENING) | NAGALAND  |
|    71 | MELURI         | NAGALAND  |
|    72 | PHEK           | NAGALAND  |
|    73 | SAMTORE        | NAGALAND  |
|    74 | NUAPARA        | ODISHA    |
|    75 | PARALEKHAMUNDI | ODISHA    |
|    76 | RAYAGADA       | ODISHA    |
|    77 | SUNDERGARH     | ODISHA    |
|    78 | CHUNGTHANG     | SIKKIM    |
|    79 | DENTAM         | SIKKIM    |
|    80 | GYAALSHING     | SIKKIM    |
|    81 | LACHEN         | SIKKIM    |
|    82 | LACHUNG        | SIKKIM    |
|    83 | MANGAN         | SIKKIM    |
|    84 | NAMCHI         | SIKKIM    |
|    85 | NAMTHANG       | SIKKIM    |
|    86 | RONGLI         | SIKKIM    |
|    87 | RONGPO         | SIKKIM    |
|    88 | SORENG         | SIKKIM    |
|    89 | TASHIDING      | SIKKIM    |
|    90 | YANGYANG       | SIKKIM    |
|    91 | YANGYANG       | SIKKIM    |
|    92 | YUKSOM         | SIKKIM    |
|    93 | ZOTHANG        | SIKKIM    |
|    94 | AMARPUR        | TRIPURA   |
|    95 | CHOWMANU       | TRIPURA   |
|    96 | DAMCHHARA      | TRIPURA   |
|    97 | GANDACHHARA    | TRIPURA   |
|    98 | KHOWAI         | TRIPURA   |
|    99 | LONGTHERAI     | TRIPURA   |
|   100 | NUTAN BAZAR    | TRIPURA   |
|   101 | SABROOM        | TRIPURA   |
|   102 | SAKHAN         | TRIPURA   |
|   103 | SILACHARI      | TRIPURA   |
|   104 | TELIAMURA      | TRIPURA   |
|   105 | VANGMUN        | TRIPURA   |