Lok Sabha Question No. 567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Setting up of Private FM Stations
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.567 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## SETTING UP OF PRIVATE FM STATIONS 567  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a)      whether  the  Government  proposes  to  start  more  private  FM  stations  in  the country including remote areas;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c)       whether the Government has fixed any time line to start radio transmission line of Godda (Jharkhand) and FM station and studio of Deoghar (Jharkhand); and
- (d)        if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to start functioning?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

(a)  to (d)   Approval has been granted by the Government for auction of 683 private FM radio channels in 236 cities including remote areas.  This also includes 3 private FM radio channels in Deogarh (Jharkhand). The details are annexed.  No private FM radio  channels  are  proposed  in  Godda  (Jharkhand)  under  FM  Phase-III.    Policy Guidelines for FM Phase-III prescribes a period of 24 months from the date of issue of Letter of Intent to the successful bidders in Deogarh for operationalisation. As far as AIR is concerned, Prasar Bharati has informed a 100 W FM Relay Station  is  already  functional  at  Deoghar.  Further,  a  scheme  has  been  approved  for setting up of 100 W FM Relay Station at Godda for which procurement of transmitter is in  process.    There  is  no  approved  scheme  for  setting  up  studio  at  Deoghar

(Jharkhand).

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## ANNEXURE

| ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 567 FOR ANSWER ON 13/12/2018.   | ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 567 FOR ANSWER ON 13/12/2018.   | ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 567 FOR ANSWER ON 13/12/2018.   |
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| S.NO.                                                                                                             | STATE / UT                                                                                                        | NO. OF CHANNELS PROPOSED                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                 | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                 | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 62                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                 | ASSAM                                                                                                             | 19                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                 | BIHAR                                                                                                             | 45                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                 | CHHATISGARH                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                 | DAMAN & DIU (UT)                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                 | GUJARAT                                                                                                           | 30                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                 | HARYANA                                                                                                           | 27                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                 | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                | JHARKHAND                                                                                                         | 16                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                | KARNATAKA                                                                                                         | 57                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                | KERALA                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                | LAKSHADWEEP (UT)                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 58                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                       | 28                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                | MANIPUR                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                | MIZORAM                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                | NAGALAND                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                | ODISHA                                                                                                            | 16                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                | PUNJAB                                                                                                            | 19                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                         | 38                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                        | 43                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                | TELANGANA                                                                                                         | 29                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                                | TRIPURA                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                                                | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                     | 94                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                                | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                                | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                       | 40                                                                                                                |
| TOTAL                                                                                                             | TOTAL                                                                                                             | 683                                                                                                               |