Lok Sabha Question No. 1717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Community Radio Stations
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1717 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018)

## COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS

## 1717. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN

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

- a) the details of Community Radio (CR) Stations which have obtained financial assistance from the Ministry under Scheme 'Supporting Community Radio Movement in India', State/UT-wise;
- b) the  details  of  grants  provided  by  the  Government  to  each  CR  Stations, State/UT-wise;
- c) whether the Government has any system to monitor the CR Stations; and
- d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING [COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]

- (a)  &  (b)  This  Ministry,  so  far,  has  sanctioned  financial  assistance  to  12 Community Radio (CR) Stations under the scheme 'Supporting Community Radio Movement in India', details given in annexure.
- (c)  &  (d)  As  per  Grant  of  Permission  Agreement  (GOPA),  Community  Radio Stations are mandated to preserve the recordings of broadcast material for a period of three months from the date of broadcast and produce the same to the Ministry for review, as and when required.

Monitoring of content of CR Stations / adherence to the AIR Broadcast Code is also done by Monitoring Committees constituted to monitor the content of the private satellite TV  channels  for  violation  of  Programme  and Advertising  Code.  OM  No.  N-4407/3/2015-BC.l  dated  26 th April,  2017  was issued to this effect. (Copy available on this Ministry's website www.mib.gov.in  Broadcasting  Documents)

ANNEXURE A

## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1717  FOR  REPLY  ON  20/12/2018  REGARDING COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS

State/UT-wise  details  of  the  grants  disbursed  to  Community  Radio Stations

| S. No.   | Name of the Organisation                                    | State          | Grants released in FY   | Grant Released (In Rs.)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Deccan Development Society                                  | Andhra Pradesh | 2016-17                 | 1,93,395.00               |
| 2        | NGF College of Engineering and Technology, Palwal-Faridabad | Haryana        | 2016-17                 | 3,18,132.00               |
| 3        | National Welfare Society                                    | Maharashtra    | 2016-17                 | 7,06,206.00               |
| 4        | AGN School Managed by GIFT Foundation                       | Tamil Nadu     | 2016-17                 | 5,60,840.50               |
| 5        | Keystone Foundation                                         | Tamil Nadu     | 2016-17                 | 41,974.00                 |
| 6        | Rathinam College of Arts & science                          | Tamil Nadu     | 2016-17                 | 84,500.00                 |
| 7        | MOP Vaishnav College for Women                              | Tamil Nadu     | 2016-17                 | 2,88,680.00               |
| 8        | Aurobindo Society                                           | Tamil Nadu     | 2016-17                 | 6,77,049.00               |
| 9        | Seeking Modern Applications for Real Transformation (SMART) | Uttar Pradesh  | 2016-17                 | 2,76,035.00               |
| 10       | Asutosh Seva evam Shiksha Sansthan                          | Uttar Pradesh  | 2018-19                 | 7,50,000.00               |
| 11       | Khonjom War Memorial Trust                                  | Manipur        | 2018-19                 | 7,50,000.00               |
| 12       | Welfare Association of Downtrodan                           | Rajasthan      | 2018-19                 | 7,50,000.00               |
|          |                                                             |                | Total                   | 53,96,811.50              |