Lok Sabha Question No. 5497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Doordarshan Kendra/All India Radio Kendra
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat, Annpurna Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5497

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019)

DOORDARSHAN KENDRA/ALL INDIA RADIO KENDRA

5497. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

MS. ANNPURNA DEVI:

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

- (a) the districts, especially the backward and village areas of the country, where there is no Doordarshan Kendra/All India Radio Kendra at present;
- (b) the States from which the Government  had received request  to  set  up  Doordarshan  Kendra/All  India  Radio Kendra during the last three years till date;
- (c) the  action  taken/likely  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  in this regard;
- (d) the time by which it is proposed to link all the districts in the country with Doordarshan/All India Radio network; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to set up an Akashvani Kendra in Kodarma district of Jharkhand, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; AND MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a): Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  there  are  66  Doordarshan Kendras (Studio Centres), and 479 broadcasting stations (includes 228 full-fledged studios and 251 relay centres) across the country. The  list  of  AIR  setups  and  DD  setups  across  the  country  are available at website of Prasar Bharati at the link http://prasarbharati.gov.in/pbcircular/Administration\_660472.pdf and http://prasarbharati.gov.in/pbcircular/Administration\_210200. pdf respectively.

(b) to (d): During  last  three  years  requests  for setting  up Doordarshan Kendra (Studio Centre) at 21 locations in 12 states of  the  country have been received, list enclosed  as Annexure-I. At  present  all  channels  of  Doordarshan  Network  are  available throughout the country via its free-to-air DD Direct-to-Home. Further,  14  requests  for  establishing  of  AIR  Setups  have  been received  from  various  state  governments,  out  of  which  AIR setups have been made functional at 6 places. Details alongwith action taken are given in Annexure-II

(e):  Presently,  there  is  no  approved  plan  to  set  up  Akashvani

Stations in Kodarma district of Jharkhand. *****

## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5497 FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2019

## Requests received to setup Doordarshan Kendra (Studio Centres) during the last three years

|   S.No. | State            | Location for which the Request has been Received                                                                                |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      01 | Assam            | Setting up of Doordarshan Kendra at Kokrajhar Sanjari NWGWR, SimenChapori District Dhamaji Joypukhuri, Sisupani, Golaghatdistt. |
|      02 | Bihar            | Doordarhan Kendra having Programme Production facility in Purnea                                                                |
|      03 | Gujarat          | Starting of a new DDK at Junagarh                                                                                               |
|      04 | Himachal Pradesh | Setting up of Doordarshan Kendra atKaja in the District of Lahaul&Spiti                                                         |
|      05 | Jharkhand        | Setting up of Studios for Programme Production at Jamshedpur, Dumka, Dhanbad, Deogarh and Latehar                               |
|      06 | Kerala           | Establishment of Doordarshan Studio with high power transmitter at Mavelikkara                                                  |
|      07 | Madhya Pradesh   | Setting up of Doordarshan Kendra at Ujjain, Rewa Circle                                                                         |
|      08 | Manipur          | Setting up of DDK at Senapati                                                                                                   |
|      09 | Odisha           | Development of the existing Doordarshan Centre, Karanjiawith Studio facility                                                    |
|      10 | Rajasthan        | Establishment of Doordarshan Studio at Ajmer                                                                                    |
|      11 | Uttar Pradesh    | Establishment of Doordarshan Studio at Ayodhya Meerut                                                                           |
|      12 | Uttarakhand      | Request for setting up of Doordarshan Studio at Kashipur, Jaspur (Udham Singh Nagar)                                            |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5497 FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2019

## Details of request received from States for setting up Akashvani Stations during last three year and current year

|   Sr. No. | Location/State for proposal received      | Action on proposals                                                                                                                                   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh                 | 100 Watt FM transmitter is already functional and scheme for setting up of 1 kW FM transmitter is approved.                                           |
|         2 | Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh         | 100 Watt FM transmitter is already functional at Deomali in Tirap District. 1 kW FM transmitter is approved at Khonsa, headquarter of Tirap District. |
|         3 | FM transmitters at various parts in Assam | AIR FM setup at Karimganj, Golpara & Silchar have been commissioned.                                                                                  |
|         4 | Bijapur, Chhattisgarh                     | No approved scheme.                                                                                                                                   |
|         5 | Dantewada, Chhattisgarh                   | No approved scheme.                                                                                                                                   |
|         6 | Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh                   | 100 Watt FM transmitter is already functional.                                                                                                        |
|         7 | Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh                  | No approved scheme.                                                                                                                                   |
|         8 | Jamjodhpur (Jamnagar), Gujarat            | No approved scheme.                                                                                                                                   |
|         9 | Narsinghpur (DD LPTV), Madhya Pradesh     | Scheme for setting up of 100 W FM transmitter has been approved.                                                                                      |
|        10 | Aheri, Maharashtra                        | No approved scheme.                                                                                                                                   |
|        11 | Gadchiroli, Maharashtra                   | 100 Watt FM transmitter is already functional.                                                                                                        |
|        12 | Gondia, Maharashtra                       | 100 Watt FM transmitter is already functional.                                                                                                        |
|        13 | Mayabunder & other islands of A&N Islands | No approved scheme.                                                                                                                                   |
|        14 | Latehar, Jharkand                         | No approved scheme.                                                                                                                                   |

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