Lok Sabha Question No. 1137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Growth of Broadcasting Industry
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Bhola Singh, Sukanta Majumdar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1137

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020)

## GROWTH OF BROADCASTING INDUSTRY

1137

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

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

- a) Whether  the  India's  television  industry  has  registered  growth  of 12.12  per  cent    in  2018-19  as  compared  to  2017-18  as  per  the findings of Annual Report of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and if so, the details thereof;
- b) The  number  of  private  FM  radio  stations  and  terrestrial  radio network  of  public  service  broadcaster  -  All  India  Radio  (AIR) operational at the end of 2019;
- c) The number of community radio stations, State/ UT-wise:
- d) Whether  the  subscription  revenues    rose  by  10.69  per  cent  to  Rs 43,500 crore in 2018-19 as compared to Rs. 39,300 crore in 2017-18 and if so, the details thereof;
- e) The  number  of  registered  Multi  System  Operators  (MSOs),  cable operators  and  DTH  operators  with  his  Ministry,  State/UT  wise  and
6. the total number of satellite TV channels permitted by MIB at the end of 2019;and
- f) the other steps being taken by the Ministry for the strengthening of broadcasting system in India?

## 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)  As per the  FICCI- Ernst &Young(EY) report titled 'A billion screens of opportunity- India's Media & Entertainment Sector'(March 2019) India's television industry grew by 12.12 per cent  from Rs. 66,000 crore in 201718 to Rs 74,000 crore in 2018-19.
- b)  At present, 382 private FM Radio channels are operational in 107 cities, spread  across  27  states  and  3  UTs  in  the  country.  Prasar  Bharati  is having  653  AIR  transmitters  operating  from  482  stations  across  the country at the end of 2019.
- c)  As  on  31 st January  2020,  there  are  278  operational  Community  Radio Stations  in  the  country.    A  list  of  State/  UT  wise  CRS  is  enclosed  at Annexure- I.
- d)  As  per  the  FICCI-  E&Y  report  (2019),  subscription  revenues  from  the Television industry rose by 10.69% from Rs. 39,300 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 43,500 crore in 2018-19.
- e)  As on 31 st January 2020, there are 1630 Multi System Operators (MSOs) registered with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. State/UT wise
6. number  of  MSO  is  enclosed  at  Annexure-2.  However,  Local  Cable Operators  (LCOs)  are  not  currently  registered  with  the  Ministry  of Information and Broadcasting. There are 5 DTH operators in the country. A list of DTH operators is enclosed at Annexure-3.  As on 31 st January 2020,  the  total  number  of  private  satellite  channels  permitted  by  the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stands at 918. The  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  continues  to  create  an enabling environment for strengthening of broadcasting system through continuous  review  of  policies  and  programmes  and  taking  steps  to
- f) improve ease of doing business.

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## Annexure-1

| State &UTwise list of Community Radio Stations as on 31.01.2020   | State &UTwise list of Community Radio Stations as on 31.01.2020   | State &UTwise list of Community Radio Stations as on 31.01.2020   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                            | Name of State/UT                                                  | Nos. of CRS                                                       |
| 01                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                    | 6                                                                 |
| 02                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                 | 1                                                                 |
| 03                                                                | Assam                                                             | 4                                                                 |
| 04                                                                | Bihar                                                             | 8                                                                 |
| 05                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                      | 6                                                                 |
| 06                                                                | Gujarat                                                           | 10                                                                |
| 07                                                                | Haryana                                                           | 13                                                                |
| 08                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                  | 4                                                                 |
| 09                                                                | Jharkhand                                                         | 2                                                                 |
| 10                                                                | Karnataka                                                         | 19                                                                |
| 11                                                                | Kerala                                                            | 12                                                                |
| 12                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                    | 23                                                                |
| 13                                                                | Maharashtra                                                       | 23                                                                |
| 14                                                                | Manipur                                                           | 2                                                                 |
| 15                                                                | Odisha                                                            | 14                                                                |
| 16                                                                | Punjab                                                            | 6                                                                 |
| 17                                                                | Rajasthan                                                         | 12                                                                |
| 18                                                                | Sikkim                                                            | 1                                                                 |
| 19                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                        | 34                                                                |
| 20                                                                | Telangana                                                         | 11                                                                |
| 21                                                                | Tripura                                                           | 1                                                                 |
| 22                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                       | 10                                                                |
| 23                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                     | 35                                                                |
| 24                                                                | West Bengal                                                       | 6                                                                 |
| 25                                                                | Chandigarh (UT)                                                   | 4                                                                 |
| 26                                                                | Delhi (UT)                                                        | 6                                                                 |
| 27                                                                | Jammu& Kashmir (UT)                                               | 1                                                                 |
| 28                                                                | Pondicherry (UT)                                                  | 4                                                                 |

## Annexure-2

| State/UT wise list of Multl system Operators registered with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ( As on 31/1/2020)   | State/UT wise list of Multl system Operators registered with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ( As on 31/1/2020)   | State/UT wise list of Multl system Operators registered with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ( As on 31/1/2020)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. NO                                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                                      | Registered MSOs                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                          | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                             | 171                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                               | 38                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                          | Dadar & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                                          | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                                                      | 54                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                                    | 96                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                                    | 57                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                           | 31                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                         | J&K                                                                                                                        | 27                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                                  | 13                                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                                  | 82                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                                     | 26                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                             | 126                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                                | 234                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                                    | 9                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                                     | 98                                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                                         | Pondicherry                                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                  | 76                                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                 | 130                                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                                  | 98                                                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                              | 93                                                                                                                         |
| 35                                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                | 21                                                                                                                         |
| 36                                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                                | 63                                                                                                                         |
| Total 1,630                                                                                                                | Total 1,630                                                                                                                | Total 1,630                                                                                                                |

## List of  DTH operators in the country

- i. M/s Tata Sky Ltd, Regional Office North, Mandi Road, Chhattarpur, New Delhi110074.
- ii. M/s Bharti Telemedia Ltd, Airtel Centre, Plot No.  16, 6 th Floor, Udyog  Vihar, PhaseIV, Gurgaon-122015, Haryana.
- iii. M/s Sun Direct TV Pvt, Murasoli Maran Towers, 73, MRC Nagar Main Road, MRC Nagar, Chennai-600028.
- iv. M/s Dish TV India Ltd, FC-19, Sector 16 A, Film City, Noida-201301, Uttar Pradesh
- v. M/s Independent TV Limited, H Block, 1 st Floor, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra-400710.

## Annexure-3