Lok Sabha Question No. 928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: FM Radio Stations
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan, Manoj Rajoria, Dharambir Singh, D.K. Suresh, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 928

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020)

FM RADIO STATIONS

## 928.  SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

SHRI D.K.SURESH:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- a) the  details  of  Akashwani  and  FM  Radio  stations  operating at  present  along  with  estimated  listeners  in  the  country, State/UT-wise;
2. whether any step has been taken/proposed to be taken by the  Government  to  provide  FM  Radio  stations  in  district headquarters  of  each  Parliamentary  Constituency  in  the State/UT-wise
- b) country and if so, the details thereof, including Rajasthan, Haryana and Maharashtra;
- c) the estimated average cost of setting up of new FM radio station  along  with  revenue  generated  from  various  FM Radio stations at present, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan;
- d) whether the Government has given its approval to new FM channels dedicated to farmers and cattle rearers and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan; and
- e) the  other  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to establish  FM  Radio  station  in  small  cities  all  over  the country keeping in view the demand by people?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  and  (b)  Prasar  Bharati  has  482  All  India  Radio(AIR)  Stations operating  at  present  in  the  country  and  FM  Radio  stations  at various  locations  across  the  country.  The  installed  coverage capacity of AIR is about 92% by area and 99.20% by population of the country. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-I. (c) Average estimated cost of setting up a typical 10 kW FM radio station with 100 meter tower and studio facility by Prasar Bharati is  approximately  Rs  15  crore.  State/UT-wise  details  of  revenue generated  in  FY  2019-20  (upto  December,  2019)  by  FM  Radio stations including stations in Rajasthan are given at Annexure-II. (d)  Radio  programmes  for  farmers  and  cattle  rearers  are  being broadcast  regularly  by  the  AIR  stations  of  Prasar  Bharati  in various parts of the country. (e) Prasar Bharati expands its FM Radio Network by establishing new FM Stations as per approved projects under Central Sector Scheme of Government of India as per the need and demand in that area.

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## ANNEXURE  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  and  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 928 FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2020.

| Sr. No.                                            | State                                              | Total No. of AIR Stations including FM             | Sr. No.                                            | State                 | Total No. of AIR Stations including FM   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                     | 14                                                 | 20                                                 | Punjab                | 8                                        |
| 2                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                  | 34                                                 | 21                                                 | Rajasthan             | 26                                       |
| 3                                                  | Assam                                              | 22                                                 | 22                                                 | Sikkim                | 16                                       |
| 4                                                  | Bihar                                              | 15                                                 | 23                                                 | Tamil Nadu            | 15                                       |
| 5                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                       | 13                                                 | 24                                                 | Tripura               | 17                                       |
| 6                                                  | Goa                                                | 1                                                  | 25                                                 | Telangana             | 11                                       |
| 7                                                  | Gujarat                                            | 16                                                 | 26                                                 | Uttar Pradesh         | 26                                       |
| 8                                                  | Haryana                                            | 5                                                  | 27                                                 | Uttarakhand           | 22                                       |
| 9                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                   | 16                                                 | 28                                                 | West Bengal           | 16                                       |
| 10                                                 | Jharkhand                                          | 13                                                 | Sr. No.                                            | Union Territories     | Total No. of AIR Stations including FM   |
| 11                                                 | Karnataka                                          | 20                                                 | 1                                                  | A & N Island (UT)     | 1                                        |
| 12                                                 | Kerala                                             | 12                                                 | 2                                                  | Chandigarh (UT)       | 1                                        |
| 13                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                     | 25                                                 | 3                                                  | Dadra , Nagar Haveli, | 3                                        |
| 14                                                 | Maharashtra                                        | 30                                                 | 3                                                  | Daman & Diu (UT)      | 3                                        |
| 15                                                 | Manipur                                            | 8                                                  | 4                                                  | Delhi (NCT)           | 1                                        |
| 16                                                 | Meghalaya                                          | 7                                                  | 5                                                  | L & M Island (UT)     | 1                                        |
| 17                                                 | Mizoram                                            | 10                                                 | 6                                                  | Puducherry (UT)       | 2                                        |
| 18                                                 | Nagaland                                           | 10                                                 | 7                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir       | 17                                       |
| 19                                                 | Odisha                                             | 21                                                 | 8                                                  | Ladakh                | 7                                        |
| Total number of AIR Stations including FM stations | Total number of AIR Stations including FM stations | Total number of AIR Stations including FM stations | Total number of AIR Stations including FM stations | 482                   | 482                                      |

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 928 FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2020.

| Sr. No.           | State/UT                       | Revenue earned from AIR FM Radio Stations in 2019-20 (upto DEC- 2019) (in Rs. Crore).   |
|-------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh                 | 3.63                                                                                    |
| 2                 | Assam                          | 1.79                                                                                    |
| 3                 | Bihar                          | 1.99                                                                                    |
| 4                 | Chhattisgarh                   | 3.23                                                                                    |
| 5                 | Goa                            | 0.79                                                                                    |
| 6                 | Gujarat                        | 3.97                                                                                    |
| 7                 | Haryana                        | 1.86                                                                                    |
| 8                 | Himachal Pradesh               | 1.87                                                                                    |
| 9                 | Jharkhand                      | 2.67                                                                                    |
| 10                | Karnataka                      | 8.58                                                                                    |
| 11                | Kerala                         | 6.99                                                                                    |
| 12                | Maharashtra                    | 14.26                                                                                   |
| 13                | Manipur                        | 0.22                                                                                    |
| 14                | Meghalaya                      | 0.45                                                                                    |
| 15                | Mizoram                        | 0.46                                                                                    |
| 16                | Madhya Pradesh                 | 6.56                                                                                    |
| 17                | Nagaland                       | 0.42                                                                                    |
| 18                | Odisha                         | 4.30                                                                                    |
| 19                | Punjab                         | 2.46                                                                                    |
| 20                | Rajasthan                      | 8.75                                                                                    |
| 21                | Telangana                      | 2.99                                                                                    |
| 22                | Tamil Nadu                     | 11.37                                                                                   |
| 23                | Tripura                        | 0.94                                                                                    |
| 24                | Uttar Pradesh                  | 7.42                                                                                    |
| 25                | Uttarakhand                    | 0.53                                                                                    |
| 26                | West Bengal                    | 4.30                                                                                    |
| 27                | Sikkim                         | 0.00                                                                                    |
| 28 Arunachal      | Pradesh                        | 0.00                                                                                    |
| Union Territories | Union Territories              | Union Territories                                                                       |
| 1                 | Andaman & Nicobar              | 5.29                                                                                    |
| 2                 | Chandigarh                     | 1.25                                                                                    |
| 3                 | Dadra, Nagar Haweli, Daman Diu | 0.74                                                                                    |
| 4                 | Delhi                          | 11.92                                                                                   |
| 5                 | Jammu & Kashmir                | 2.94                                                                                    |
| 6                 | Ladakh                         | 0.00                                                                                    |
| 7                 | L&M ISLANDS                    | 0.00                                                                                    |
| 8                 | Puducherry UT                  | 2.62                                                                                    |
|                   | Total                          | 127.56                                                                                  |