Lok Sabha Question No. 5706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Analogue Terrestrial Transmitters
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5706

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019)

## ANALOGUE TERRESTRIAL TRANSMITTERS

5706.

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  analogue  terrestrial  transmitters  set  up across the country, State-wise including Gujarat;
- (b) the number of such transmitters which have been changed into DTT along with the details of the remaining transmitters and the time by which these transmitters are likely to be converted;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  demand/suggestion from the Government of Gujarat to convert transmitter set up  in  Mangrol/Ukai  Taluka  into  DTT,  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the time by which the conversion would be completed;
- (d) whether the Government has converted the said transmitters  into  digital  terrestrial  transmitters,  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of States where the said conversion work has not been undertaken so far along with 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  612  analog terrestrial  Transmitters  of  varying  power  set  up  across  the country  including  41  analog  terrestrial  transmitters  in  Gujarat. State-wise location of Doordarshan Transmitters in the country is available at DD's Website https://doordarshan.gov.in/doordarshannetwork .

(b): 23 Digital Terrestrial Transmitters (DTT) have been setup in 19  cities  including  Ahmedabad  in  Gujarat.  Consequent  upon commissioning of these DTTs, 38 analog terrestrial transmitters have been closed. Complete digitalization of terrestrial network is dependent upon availability of funds& sanction of schemes.

(c)  &  (d):    No  such  demand/  suggestion  from  Government  of Gujarat  to  convert  the  transmitter  in  Mangrol  /Ukai  Taluka  into DTT has been received.

(e):  Conversion  of  analogue  terrestrial  transmitters  into  digital terrestrial transmitters depends on the availability of funds/interse  priority.  A  State-wise  list  where  DTTs  have  been  set  up  is annexed.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE IS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5706 FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2019

## Details of Digital High Power TV Transmitter

| S. No   | State / UT      | City               |
|---------|-----------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Assam           | Guwahati           |
| 2       | Bihar           | Patna              |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh    | Raipur             |
| 4       | Gujarat         | Ahmedabad          |
| 5       | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar           |
| 6       | Jharkhand       | Ranchi             |
| 7       | Karnataka       | Bengaluru          |
| 8       | Kerala          | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh  | Bhopal             |
|         |                 | Indore             |
| 10      | Maharashtra     | Mumbai (DTT 1)     |
|         |                 | Mumbai (DTT 2)     |
|         |                 | Aurangabad         |
| 11      | Odisha          | Cuttack            |
| 12      | Punjab          | Jalandhar          |
| 13      | Tamil Nadu      | Chennai (DTT 1)    |
|         |                 | Chennai (DTT 2)    |
| 14      | Telangana       | Hyderabad          |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh   | Lucknow            |
| 16      | West Bengal     | Kolkata (DTT 1)    |
|         |                 | Kolkata (DTT 2)    |
| 17      | Delhi           | Delhi (DTT 1)      |
|         |                 | Delhi (DTT 2)      |