Lok Sabha Question No. 368 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Education Through TV/ Radio
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd March, 2021

## Education Through TV/ Radio

## *368. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether following the study lessons being telecast for students during COVID-19 lockdown, the School Education Departments of States have now begun broadcasting short audio lessons for students on the radio and some departments have asked heads of schools and teachers to be made aware of schedule of lessons being aired and inform the students about the same through the All India Radio primary channel 10 to benefit students who were finding it hard to access video lessons on some TV Channels, online mode, etc.; (b) if so, the details thereof; and

- (c) the action taken thereon as on date, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

Part (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 368 ASKED BY SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY AND SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISHWANATH, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING EDUCATION THROUGH TV/ RADIO. (a) Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. During the period of lock down, online classes were conducted by employing various digital tools in the form of DIKSHA portal (https://diksha.gov.in/), SWAYAM Portal (swayam.gov.in), ePathshala (https://epathshala.nic.in/), NROER (National Repository of Open Educational Resources) portal (https://nroer.gov.in/welcome), and CBSE podcasts etc. Educational material is available on DIKSHA in all the languages of the eighth schedule of the constitution. Course-based programs have been broadcast on radio and TV where online mode was not available. During the period of lockdown, the States and Union territories have used the medium of radio and TV for education. Under PM eVIDYA, the Ministry of Education has allocated 12 DTH TV Channels (One Class-One Channel from classes 1 to 12). It is broadcast on Doordarshan DTH and Jio TV. 471 pieces of curriculum-based radio programmes (Classes 1 -8) have been produced by NCERT and the same are being broadcasted through 88 Radio Stations (12 GyanVani FM Radio Stations, 76 Community Radio Stations) across the country. Also, for class 9th to 12 th , educational programs are broadcast on 156 radio/community radio stations of NIOS.

(b) & (c) State/UT wise list is annexed.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (B) AND (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 368 ASKED BY SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY AND SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISHWANATH, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING EDUCATION THROUGH TV/ RADIO.

## State/UT wise list regarding usage of TV/Radio

|   S.No. | State/UT                             | Radio   | TV   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|---------|------|
|       1 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS          | Yes     | Yes  |
|       2 | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | Yes     | Yes  |
|       3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | Yes     | Yes  |
|       4 | ASSAM                                | Yes     | Yes  |
|       5 | BIHAR                                | Yes     | Yes  |
|       6 | CHANDIGARH                           | Yes     | Yes  |
|       7 | CHHATTISGARH                         | Yes     | Yes  |
|       8 | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU | Yes     | Yes  |
|       9 | DELHI                                | Yes     | Yes  |
|      10 | GOA                                  | Yes     | Yes  |
|      11 | GUJARAT                              | Yes     | Yes  |
|      12 | HARYANA                              | Yes     | Yes  |
|      13 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     | Yes     | Yes  |
|      14 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                    | Yes     | Yes  |
|      15 | JHARKHAND                            | Yes     | Yes  |
|      16 | KARNATAKA                            | Yes     | Yes  |
|      17 | KERALA                               | Yes     | Yes  |
|      18 | LADAKH                               | Yes     | Yes  |
|      19 | LAKSHADWEEP                          | Yes     | Yes  |
|      20 | MADHYA PRADESH                       | Yes     | Yes  |
|      21 | MAHARASHTRA                          | Yes     | Yes  |
|      22 | MANIPUR                              | Yes     | Yes  |
|      23 | MEGHALAYA                            | Yes     | Yes  |
|      24 | MIZORAM                              | Yes     | Yes  |
|      25 | NAGALAND                             | Yes     | Yes  |
|      26 | ODISHA                               | Yes     | Yes  |
|      27 | PUDUCHERRY                           | Yes     | Yes  |
|      28 | PUNJAB                               | Yes     | Yes  |
|      29 | RAJASTHAN                            | Yes     | Yes  |
|      30 | SIKKIM                               | Yes     | Yes  |
|      31 | TAMIL NADU                           | Yes     | Yes  |
|      32 | TELANGANA                            | Yes     | Yes  |
|      33 | TRIPURA                              | Yes     | Yes  |
|      34 | UTTAR PRADESH                        | Yes     | Yes  |
|      35 | UTTARAKHAND                          | Yes     | Yes  |
|      36 | WEST BENGAL                          | Yes     | Yes  |