Lok Sabha Question No. 319 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: High and Low Power Transmitters
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *319 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016)

## HIGH AND LOW POWER TRANSMITTERS

## *319.  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

(a)    the  number  of  high  and  low  power  Television  transmitters,  State-wise  and location-wise;

(b)    whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  any  scheme  for  installation  of  more high power T.V. transmitters in the States; and

(c)   if so, the details thereof, location-wise and the time period fixed for each such project?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *319 FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2016

- (a)  to  (c)  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  Doordarshan  has  228  High  Power Transmitters  (HPTs)  and  806  Low  Power  Transmitters  (LPTs)  in  its  terrestrial  TV network.  State/UT-wise  and  location-wise  list  of  above  HPTs  &  LPTs  is  given  at Annexure .

As part of continuing schemes of 12 th  Plan, following transmitter projects have been approved for implementation in J&K:

1. HPT, Green Ridge
2. HPT, Himbotingla
3. HPT, Natha Top (Patnitop)
4. HPTs, Rajouri (DD National & DD News)

The  target  to  complete  these  projects  in  phased  manner  has  been  set  for about two years. No other new high power TV transmitters have been sanctioned.

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## ANNEXURE ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 319 FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2016

## DOORDARSHAN TRANSMITTERS (HPTs & LPTs)

## TRANSMITTERS

TIRUPATI

VIJAYWADA

VISAKHAPATNAM

## STATE / UT

## ANDHRA PRADESH HPTs (10)

ANANTAPUR

KURNOOL

NANDYAL

RAJAMUNDRY

## LPTs (44)

| ADONI       | KANDUKUR      | SRIKAKULAM              |
|-------------|---------------|-------------------------|
| ALAGADDA    | KAVALI        | TAMBLAPALLI             |
| AMALAPURAM  | KUPPAM        | TEKKALI                 |
| BHEEMADOLU  | L.R. PALLY    | TIRUPATI                |
| BHEEMAVARAM | MACHERLA      | TUNI                    |
| BOBBILI     | MACHILIPATNAM | UDAIGIRI                |
| CHITOOR     | MADNAPALLI    | VINUKONDA               |
| CUDDAPAH    | MANDASSA      | VISAKHAPATANAM          |
| DARSI       | MARKAPUR      | ATMAKUR (DD News)       |
| EMMIGANUR   | NELLORE       | KAKINADA (DD News)      |
| GIDDALUR    | ONGOLE        | NARSARAOPET (DD News)   |
| GUNTAKAL    | PRODUTTUR     | NELLORE (DD News)       |
| HINDUPUR    | PULAMANER     | PEDANANDIPADU (DD News) |

VIJAYWADA  (DD News)

VISAKHAPATNAM (DD

News)

RAJAMUNDRY (DD News)

KADIRI PUNGANUR VISAKHAPATNAM (DD News) KAKINADA RAJAMPET

## ARUNACHAL PRADESH HPTs (2)

ITANAGAR ITANAGAR (DD News)

## LPTs (3)

MIAO PASSIGHAT TEZU

## ASSAM HPTs (7)

DIBRUGARH KOKRAJHAR GUWAHATI (DD News) GUWAHATI SILCHAR SILCHAR (DD News) GUWAHATI (DTT)

## LPTs (21)

BOKAKHAT HAFLONG NAZIRA BONGAIGAON HATSINGHMARI NORTH LAKHIMPUR DHUBRI HOJAI SATRASAL DIPHU JORHAT SONARI GOALPARA LUMDING TEZPUR GOHPUR MARGHERITTA TINSUKHIA GOLAGHAT NAGAON DIBRUGARH (DD News)

## BIHAR HPTs (7)

KATIHAR PATNA PATNA (DD News) MUZAFFARPUR SAHARSA MUZAFFARPUR (DD News) PATNA (DTT)

## LPTs (31)

AURANGABAD GOPALGANJ RAXAUL BANKA JAMUI ROSERA BEGUSARAI KISHANGANJ SASARAM BETTIAH LAKHISARAI SHEIKHPURA BHABHUA MADHUBANI SIKANDRA BHAGALPUR MOTIHARI SITAMARHI BUXAR MUNGER SIWAN DARBHANGA NAWADA SUPAUL DAUDNAGAR PHOOLPARAS GAYA (DD News) FORBESGANJ RAMNAGAR DARBHANGA (DD News) GAYA

## CHHATTISGARH HPTs (6)

JAGDALPUR AMBIKAPUR RAIPUR (DD News) RAIPUR BILASPUR RAIPUR (DTT)

## LPTs (15)

BAILADILLA KONTA PANDARIA CHAMPA KORBA PENDRA ROAD DUNGARGARH KURASIA RAIGARH KANKER MANINDERGARH RAJHARA JHARANDILI KHAROD NARAYANPUR SAKTI

## GOA HPTs (2)

PANAJI PANAJI (DD News)

## GUJARAT HPTs (12)

AHMEDABAD RADHANPUR RAJKOT (DD News)

BHUJ SURAT SURAT (DD News) DWARKA VADODRA VADODRA (DD News) RAJKOT AHMEDABAD (DD News) AHMEDABAD (DTT)

## LPTs (54)

AHWA GODHARA PALITANA AMBAJI IDER PORBANDER AMOD JAMJODHPUR PUNANDRO (Mobile) AMRELI JAMNAGAR RAJPIPLA BANTVA JHAGADIA RAJULA BHARUCH JUNAGARH RAPAR BHAVNAGAR KEVADIA COLONY SANJELI BOTAD KHAMBALIA SHAMLAJI CHHOTA UDAIPUR KHAMBAT SONGARH DEDIAPARA LIMBDI SURENDRANAGAR DEESA LUNAWADA THARAD DEVGADH BARIA MAHUVA UMERGAON DHANDHUKHA MANGROL (Junagarh) UNA DHARANGADHRA MANGROL (Surat) VALSAD DHARI MEHSANA VERAVAL DHARMPUR MODASSA BHAVNAGAR (DD News) DHORAJEE MORVI JAMNAGAR (DD News) DOHAD PALANPUR GANDHINAGAR (DD News)

## HARYANA HPTs (3)

KARNAL HISSAR HISSAR (DD News)

## LPTs (20)

BHIWANI MEHAM BHIWANI (DD News) CHARKHI DADRI NARNAUL KARNAL (DD News) FATEHABAD REWARI KURUKSHETRA (DD News) FIROZPUR JHIRKA ROHTAK MANDI DABWALI (DD News) JIND SIRSA NARNAUL (DD News) KAITHAL TOHANA YAMUNANAGAR (DD News) MAHENDERGARH AMBALA (DD News)

## HIMACHAL PRADESH HPTs (5)

DHARAMSHALA SHIMLA KASAULI (DD News) KASAULI SHIMLA (DD News)

## LPTs (8)

BILASPUR MANDI SUJANPUR KULLU RAMPUR MANDI (DD News) MANALI SUNDER NAGAR

## JHARKHAND HPTs (6)

DALTONGANJ JAMSHEDPUR RANCHI (DD News) RANCHI JAMSHEDPUR (DD News) RANCHI (DTT)

## LPTs (19)

BARHARWA GIRIDH MUSHABANI BOKARO GODDA NOAMUNDY CHAIBASA GUMLA SARAIKELLA DEOGHAR HAZARIBAG CHATRA DHANBAD KODARMA BOKARO (DD News)

DUMKA LOHARDAGA DHANBAD (DD News) GHATSHILA

## JAMMU & KASHMIR   HPTs (19)

JAMMU SAMBA SRINAGAR (DD News) KATHUA GUREZ GUREZ (DD News) LEH TITHWAL SRINAGAR (Kashir Ch.) POONCH JAMMU (DD News) TITHWAL (Kashir Ch.) SRINAGAR NAUSHERA (DD News) KUPWARA  (Kashir Ch.) KUPWARA SAMBA (DD News) POONCH (Kashir Ch.) NAUSHERA

## LPTs (18)

ANANTNAG (Mobile) (Kashir Ch.) PATNITOP  (Mobile) RIASI BANDIPORE (Mobile) (Kashir Ch.) PATTAN (Mobile) (Kashir Ch.) WUSAN (Mobile) (Kashir Ch.) CHOWKIBAL (Mobile) (Kashir Ch.) QUAZIGUND (Mobile) (Kashir Ch.) UDHAMPUR DARHAL (Mobile) SONARWANI (Mobile) (Kashir Ch.) BARAMULLA (Mobile) (DD News) KARGIL POONCH KATHUA (DD News) KULGAM (Mobile) (Kashir Ch.) RAJOURI LEH (DD News)

## KARNATAKA HPTs (13)

BENGALURU HASSAN BENGALURU (DD News) DHARWAD MANGALORE GULBARGA (DD News) GULBARGA MYSORE DHARWAD (DD News) SHIMOGA RAICHUR MYSORE (DD News) BENGALURU (DTT)

## LPTs (49)

ARSIKERE GANGAWATI MUDIGERE ATHANI GOKAK MUNDARGI BAGALKOT HARPHANHALLI PAVAGADA BANTWAL HATTIHAL PUTTUR BASAVA KALYAN HIRIYUR RAMADURG BELGAUM HOLENARSIPUR RANIBENNUR BELLARY HOSDURG SAGAR BELTHANGADI HOSPET SANDUR BHATKAL HUNGOND SINDHNUR BIDAR INDI SIRSI BIJAPUR KARWAR TALIKOTA CHICKMAGLUR KOLAR GOLD FIELD TIPTUR CHIKODI KOPPA TUMKUR CHITRADURGA KUMTA UDIPI DANDELI MEDIKERI BELLARY (DD News) DAVANGERE MUDHOL DAVANGERE (DD News) GADAG BETGARI

## KERALA HPTs (7)

KOZHIKODE CANNANORE KOCHI (DD News) KOCHI KOZHIKODE (DD News) THIRUVANTHAPURAM (DD News)

THIRUVANTHAPURAM

## LPTs (22)

ADOOR KAYAMKULAM PUNALUR ATTAPADI KOTTARAKARA SHORANUR CHANGANACHERRY MALLAPURAM TELLICHERRY

CHENGANNUR MANJERI THODUPUZHA IDUKKI PALA THRISSUR KALPETTA PALGHAT CANNANORE  (DD News) KANHANGARH PATHANAMTHITTA TRICHUR (DD News) KASARGOD

## MADHYA PRADESH   HPTs (14)

BHOPAL SHAHDOL BHOPAL  (DD News) GWALIOR GUNA INDORE (DD News) INDORE SAGAR JABALPUR (DD News) JABALPUR CHHATRAPUR GWALIOR (DD News) BHOPAL (DTT) INDORE (DTT)

## LPTs (60)

AGAR JAORA NEEMUCH ASHOKNAGAR JHABUA PANCHMARHI BADA MALHERA KARAIRA PANNA BADWANI KELARAS PIPARIA BALAGHAT KHANDWA RAGHOGARH BARELI KHARGAON RAJGARH BETUL KHURAI RATLAM BHANDER KUKDESHWAR REWA BHANPURA KUKSHI SATNA BHIND KURWAI SEONI BIJAIPUR LAHAR SHAJAPUR BURHANPUR LAKHNADON SHEOPUR CHANDERI MAIHAR SHIVPURI CHHINDWARA MALANJKHAND SIDHI DAMOH MANDLA SINDHWA

DATIA MANDSAUR SINGRAULI GADARWARA MULTAI SIRONJ GAROT MURWARA SITAMAU HARDA NAGDA TIKAMGARH ITARSI NARSIMHAPUR UJJAIN

## MAHARASHTRA HPTs (15)

AMBAJOGAI PUNE PUNE (DD News) AURANGABAD RATNAGIRI AURANGABAD (DD News) CHANDRAPUR JALGAON AMBAJOGAI (DD News) MUMBAI MUMBAI (DD News) AURANGABAD (DTT) NAGPUR NAGPUR (DD News) MUMBAI (DTT)

## LPTs (88)

ACHALPUR JALNA RAJAPUR ACOT KANKAULI RAVER AHERI KARAD RISSOD AHMEDNAGAR KARANJA SANGAMNER AKALKOT KHAMGAON SANGLI AKLUJ KHANAPUR SATANA AKOLA KHOPOLI SATARA AMALNER KINWAT SHAHAD AMRAVATI KOLHAPUR SHIRDI ARVI MAHAD SHIRPUR BADLAPUR MALEGAON SHOLAPUR BARSHI MANGAL WEDHA SIRONCHA BHAMRAGAD MANGAON TUMSAR BID MANMAD UMERGA BRAHAMPURI MEHEKAR UMERKHED

BULDANA MHASLE WANI CHANDUR MORSHI WARDHA CHIKHLI NANDED WASHIM CHIPLUN NANDURBAR YAVATMAL DARYAPUR NASIK AKOLA (DD News) DEORUKH NAVAPUR AMRAVATI  (DD News) DHADGAON OSMANABAD BHANDARA (DD News) DHARMABAD PANDHARKAWADA DHULE (DD News) DHULE PANDHARPUR KOLHAPUR (DD News) DIGLUR PARBHANI MALEGAON (DD News) GARHCHIROLI PATAN (SATARA) NANDED (DD News) GONDIA PHALTAN NASIK (DD News) HINGANGHAT PULGAON SANGLI (DD News) HINGOLI PUSAD SHOLAPUR (DD News) ICHALKARANJI

## MANIPUR HPTs (3)

CHURACHANDPUR IMPHAL IMPHAL (DD News)

## LPT (1)

UKHRUL

## MEGHALAYA HPTs (4)

SHILLONG TURA (DD News) TURA SHILLONG (DD News)

## LPTs (3)

JOWAI WILLIAMNAGAR CHERAPUNJI

## MIZORAM HPTs (3)

AIZAWL LUNGLEI AIZAWL (DD News)

## LPTs (2)

LAWNGTLAI LUNGLEI (DD News)

## NAGALAND HPTs (3)

KOHIMA MOKOKCHUNG KOHIMA (DD News)

## LPTs (3)

DIMAPUR TUENSANG MOKOKCHUNG (DD News)

## ODISHA HPTs (8)

BALESHWAR SAMBALPUR CUTTACK (DD News) BHAWANIPATNA BERHAMPUR SAMBALPUR (DD News) CUTTACK CUTTACK (DTT)

## LPTs (69)

ANANDPUR JEYPORE PATNAGARH ANGUL JODA PHULBANI ATHAMALIK KABISURYANAGAR PURI BAHALDA KAMAKHYANAGAR RAIRANGPUR BALANGIR KARANJIA RAJGANGAPUR BALIGURHA KEONJHARGARH RAJRANAPUR BANAPUR KHANDPARA RAYAGADA BARGARH KHARIAR REDHAKHOL BARIPADA KORAPUT ROURKELA BHADRAK KOTPAD SIMILIGURHA BHANJANAGAR KUCHINDA SOHELA BHUBAN LUTHERPUNK SONEPUR BIRMITRAPUR MALKANGIRI SUNDERGARH

BONAI MOHANA TALCHER BOUDH NARSINGHPUR TUSHARA BRAJRAJNAGAR NAVRANGPUR UMERKOTE CHIKTI NUAPARA BALESHWAR (DD News) DASRATHPUR PADAMPUR BALIAPAL (DD News) DEOGARH PADMAPURAM BHUBNESHWAR (DD News) DHENKANAL PADUA DHENKANAL (DD News) DURGAPUR PALLAHARA DUDHARKOT (DD News) G.UDAIGIRI PARADEEP KENDRAPARA (DD News) GONDIYA PARLAKHEMUNDI TIRTOL (DD News)

## PUNJAB HPTs (8)

AMRITSAR (int. setup) FAZILKA AMRITSAR (DD News) (int. setup) BHATINDA JALANDHAR (DD News) BHATINDA (DD News) JALANDHAR JALANDHAR (DTT)

## LPTs (5)

FIROZPUR PATHANKOT ABOHAR (DD News) GURDASPUR PATIALA

## RAJASTHAN HPTs (11)

BARMER JODHPUR BUNDI (DD News) BUNDI AJMER JAIPUR (DD News) JAIPUR BIKANER JODHPUR (DD News) JAISALMER AJMER (DD News)

## LPTs (69)

ALWAR JHALAWAR RAISINGHNAGAR

ANUPGARH JHUNJHUNUN RAJGARH (CHURU) BALI KARANPUR RATANGARH BANSWARA KARAULI RAWATSAR BARAN KESRIAJI SAGWARA BARI SADRI KHAJUWALA SALUMBER BARMER KHETRI SARDARSHAHR BASAVA KISHNAGARH-VAS (ALWAR) SAWAIMADHOPUR BHADRA KOTPUTLI SHAHPURA BHARATPUR KUSHALGARH SIKAR BHILWARA MAKRANA SIROHI BHINMAL MOUNT ABU SOJAT CHIRAWA NAGAR SRIDUNGARGARH CHITTAURGARH NAGAUR SUJANGARH CHURU NATHDWARA SURATGARH DEEG NAVALGARH TARANAGAR DUNGARPUR NOHAR TONK GANGANAGAR NOKHA UDAIPUR GANGAPUR (S.M.Pur) PALI VALLABHNAGAR HANUMANGARH PHALODI ALWAR (DD News) HINDAUN PILANI BANSI (DD News) JAISALMER PIRAWA BIKANER (DD News) JALORE PRATAPGARH UDAIPUR (DD News)

## SIKKIM HPTs (2)

GANGTOK GANGTOK (DD News)

## TAMIL NADU HPTs (10)

CHENNAI DHARMAPURI KODAIKANAL (DD News)

KODAIKANAL TIRUNELVELLI CHENNAI (Podhigai channel) RAMESHWARAM CHENNAI  (DD News) CHENNAI (DTT) KUMBAKONAM

## LPTs (53)

ARANI NAGAPATTINAM TIRUVANNAMALAI AMBASAMUDRAM NAGARCOIL TUTICORIN AMBUR NATTAM UDAGAMANDALAM ARCOT NEYVELI UDUMALPET ATTUR PALANI VANDAVASI CHEYYAR PATTUKOTTAI VANIYAMBADI CHIDAMBARAM PERANAMPET VELLORE COIMBATORE POLLACHI VILLUPURAM COONOOR PUDUKOTTAI COIMBATORE (DD News) COURTALLAM RAJAPALAYAM ERODE (DD News) CUDDALORE SALEM MADURAI (DD News) DENKANIKOTTAI SHANKARANKOVIL SALEM (DD News) ERODE THANJAVUR TIRUCHIRAPALLI (DD News) GUDIYATTAM THIRUVAIYARU TIRUNELVELI (DD News) KALLAKURICHI TINDIVANAM TIRUPATTUR (DD News) KRISHNAGIRI TIRUCHENDUR TUTICORIN  (DD News) MARTHANDAM TIRUCHIRAPALLI VELLORE (DD News) MAYILADUTHURAI (MAYURAM) TIRUPATTUR

## TELANGANA HPTs (4)

HYDERABAD WARANGAL MEHBOOBNAGAR HYDERABAD (DD

(int.set up) News)

## LPTs (36)

ADILABAD KHAMMAM VELDANDA BELAMPALLI KOTHEGUDAM WANAPARTHY BHAINSA YELLANDU MEDAK NIRMAL ACHAMPET SIDDIPET SIRPUR GADWAL ZAHIRABAD JAGATIAL JADCHERLA DEVARKONDA KARIMNAGAR KOLLAPUR MIRIYALGUDA PEDDAPALLI KOSGI NALGONDA RAMAGUNDAM MADUGULLA BANSWADA SIRSILLA NAGARKURNOOL KAMAREDDY VEMALWADA NARAYANPET NIZAMABAD BHADRACHALAM TALAKONDAPALI TANDUR

TRIPURA HPTs (2) AGARTALA AGARTALA (DD News)

## LPTs (6)

AMBASA AMARPUR JOLAIBARI KAILASAHAR TELIAMURA KAILASAHAR (DD News)

## UTTAR PRADESH HPTs (19)

AGRA MAU ALLAHABAD (DD News) ALLAHABAD VARANASI BAREILLY (DD News) BAREILLY BANDA GORAKHPUR (DD News) GORAKHPUR LAKHIMPUR KANPUR (DD News) KANPUR FAIZABAD LUCKNOW (DD News)

LUCKNOW AGRA (DD News) VARANASI (DD News) LUCKNOW (DTT)

## LPTs (62)

AKBARPUR ETAH MORADABAD ALIGARH JAGDISHPUR RAE BARELI AMROHA JHANSI RAMPUR ATHDAMA KARWI RATH AURAIYA KASGANJ RUDAULI AZAMGARH KOSI SAMBHAL BAHRAICH LALGANJ (Rae Bareilly) SHAHJAHANPUR BALLIA LALITPUR SIKANDERPUR BALRAMPUR MAHOBA SULTANPUR BASTI MAHRONI TALBEHAT BIDHUNA MAINPURI THIRWA CHHIBRAMAU MATHURA ALIGARH (DD News) DEORIA MAU RANIPUR JHANSI (DD News) DUDHINAGAR MOHAMMADABAD LALGANJ (Pratapgarh) (DD News) ETAWAH NANPARA MAU (DD News) FARRUKHABAD NARORA MORADABAD (DD News) FATEHPUR NAUGARH RAMPUR (DD News) GANJ DUNDWARA OBRA RASRA (DD News) GAURIGANJ ORAI SHAHJAHANPUR (DD News) GONDA PILIBHIT SULTANPUR (DD News) HARDOI PURANPUR

## UTTARAKHAND HPTs (2)

MUSSOORIE MUSSOORIE (DD

## LPTs (17)

BACHHER KASHIPUR PAURI CHAMPAWAT KHETIKHAN PITHORAGARH DAK PATHAR KOTDWAR TANAKPUR HALDWANI NAINI DANDA HARIDWAR (DD News) HARIDWAR NAINITAL KHETIKHAN (DD News) KALAGARH NEW TEHRI

## WEST BENGAL HPTs (14)

ASANSOL SHANTINIKETAN ASANSOL (DD News) KOLKATA BALURGHAT KOLKATA (DD News) KRISHNANAGAR KHARAGPUR KOLKATA (Bangla channel) KURSEONG KURSEONG (DD News) KOLKATA (DTT) MURSHIDABAD MURSHIDABAD (DD News)

## LPTs (19)

ALIPURDUAR DARJEELING MALDAH BAGHMANDI FARAKKA MEDINIPUR BALRAMPUR GARHBETA PURULIYA BARDHAMAN JHALDA RAYNA BISHNUPUR JHARGRAM SHANTINIKETAN (DD News) CONTAI KALIMPONG BASANTI (DD News) COOCH BIHAR

## A. & N. ISLANDS HPTs (2)

PORT BLAIR PORT BLAIR (DD News)

News)

## LPTs (2)

CAR NICOBAR CAR NICOBAR (DD News)

## CHANDIGARH LPT (1)

CHANDIGARH

## DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI LPT (1)

SILVASSA

## DAMAN & DIU LPTs (2)

DAMAN DIU

## DELHI HPTs (4)

DELHI DELHI (DD News) DELHI (Digital) DELHI (DTT)

## LAKSHADWEEP LPT (1)

KAVARATTI

## PUDUCHERRY HPT (1)

PUDUCHERRY

## LPTs (2)

KARAIKAL PUDUCHERRY (DD News)