Lok Sabha Question No. 1095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Community Radio Stations
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1095 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020)

## COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS

## 1095. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH

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

- (a) the details of the community radio stations setup in the country during the last three years, State/UT-wise and location-wise including Haryana;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  streamline  the  procedure  to  establish Community Radio Stations and to encourage the same in the rural and urban areas;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether the Government has conducted any enquiry regarding the problems being faced by the F.M. radio listners in Bhiwani - Mahendragarh; and
- (e) if so, the details of the effective steps taken by the Government to address the said problem?

## 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) 82 Community Radio Stations have been established in India in the last

three years. A State/UT-wise and location-wise list is annexed at A.

(b)  &  (c)  Streamlining  the  procedure,  to  establish  Community  Radio Stations, is a continuous process, which is done after consultation with all stakeholders. The Government  actively encourages  community  radio stations to be established in both rural and urban areas.

(d) & (e) There is one Community Radio Station in Bhiwani - Mahendragarh area and the Ministry has received no reference from the Community Radio operator  or  from  the  targeted  listeners  of  the  community,  regarding  any problems  being  faced  by  them.  Hence  no  enquiry  was  required  to  be conducted.

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## Annexure as referred to in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  LSUQ  No.  1095  to  be  answered  on 18.09.2020

State/UT-wise and location-wise details of Operational Community Radio Stations in India in the last three years

|   S. No. | Name of Organisation                                         | Category   | District / Location   | State/UT          |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Community and Rural Development Society (CARDS)              | NGO        | Guntur                | Andhra Pradesh    |
|        2 | Tarhuk Samaj                                                 | NGO        | Papum Pare            | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        3 | Dibrugarh University                                         | EDU        | Dibrugarh             | Assam             |
|        4 | Bihar Agriculture College (KVK- Sabour)                      | KVK        | Bhagalpur             | Bihar             |
|        5 | Dhenu Chiraiya Lok Seva Sansthan                             | NGO        | Gopalganj             | Bihar             |
|        6 | Sri Radha Krishna Samajik Vikash Sansthan                    | NGO        | Munger                | Bihar             |
|        7 | Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam Jansanchar Vishwavidyalaya | EDU        | Raipur                | Chhattisgarh      |
|        8 | Vikas Evam Anusandhan Sansthan                               | NGO        | Surajpur              | Chhattisgarh      |
|        9 | Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School                           | EDU        | Balrampur             | Chhattisgarh      |
|       10 | DRISHTI                                                      | NGO        | Ahmedabad             | Gujarat           |
|       11 | Banaskantha District Kelavani Mandal Palanpur                | NGO        | Banaskantha           | Gujarat           |
|       12 | Blind Welfare Council                                        | NGO        | Dahod                 | Gujarat           |
|       13 | Ch. R.R. Memorial Education Society                          | NGO        | Sirsa                 | Haryana           |
|       14 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra                                         | KVK        | Kurukshetra           | Haryana           |
|       15 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra                                         | KVK        | Jhajjar               | Haryana           |
|       16 | Manav Sewa Charitable Society                                | NGO        | Karnal                | Haryana           |
|       17 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra                                         | KVK        | Sirsa                 | Haryana           |
|       18 | Dakshini Haryana Sanskritik Manch                            | NGO        | Mahendragarh          | Haryana           |
|       19 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra                                         | EDU        | Rohtak                | Haryana           |
|       20 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra                                         | EDU        | Panipat               | Haryana           |

|   S. No. | Name of Organisation                              | Category   | District         | State/UT         |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------|------------------|
|       21 | New Shiv Shakti Shikshan Samiti                   | NGO        | Charkhi Dadri    | Haryana          |
|       22 | Himachal Harijan Kalyan Sanstha                   | NGO        | Shimla           | Himachal Pradesh |
|       23 | Gunjan Organisation for Community Development     | NGO        | Kangra           | Himachal Pradesh |
|       24 | Ranchi University                                 | EDU        | Ranchi           | Jharkhand        |
|       25 | Vivekananda Vidyavardhaka Sangha                  | NGO        | Dakshina Kannada | Karnataka        |
|       26 | Sri Malleshwara Shikshana Trust                   | NGO        | Davanagere       | Karnataka        |
|       27 | Kalike                                            | NGO        | Bangalore        | Karnataka        |
|       28 | Basaveshwar Engineering College                   | EDU        | Bagalkot         | Karnataka        |
|       29 | Kidney Federation on India                        | NGO        | Thrissur         | Kerala           |
|       30 | Coastal Educational Society                       | NGO        | Alappuzha        | Kerala           |
|       31 | Shaskiya Utkrishta Uchchtar Madhyamik Vidyalaya   | EDU        | Jhabua           | Madhya Pradesh   |
|       32 | People for Animals Jan Kalyan Samiti              | NGO        | Sagar            | Madhya Pradesh   |
|       33 | Mandsaur Institute of Pharmacy                    | EDU        | Mandsaur         | Madhya Pradesh   |
|       34 | Bhagat Singh Yuva Mandal Baroda Samiti            | NGO        | Sagar            | Madhya Pradesh   |
|       35 | Shri Krishna Shikshan Lok Parmarth Samiti         | NGO        | Ujjain           | Madhya Pradesh   |
|       36 | Devi Kalka Shikshan Evam Sanskratik Prasar Samiti | NGO        | Chhatarpur       | Madhya Pradesh   |
|       37 | MGM's College of Journalism & Mass Media          | EDU        | Aurangabad       | Maharashtra      |
|       38 | Nisarg Mitra Gram Vikas Shikshan Sanstha          | NGO        | Wardha           | Maharashtra      |
|       39 | Shriram Gramin Sanshodhan va Vikas Pratishthan    | NGO        | Solapur          | Maharashtra      |
|       40 | Akola College of Journalism                       | EDU        | Akola            | Maharashtra      |
|       41 | Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation       | NGO        | Dhule            | Maharashtra      |
|       42 | World Renewal Spiritual Trust                     | NGO        | Pune             | Maharashtra      |

|   S. No. | Name of Organisation                                                              | Category   | District    | State/UT    |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|       43 | Savitribai Phule Mahila Vikas Sanstha                                             | NGO        | Pune        | Maharashtra |
|       44 | Integrated Community Development organisation                                     | NGO        | Imphal West | Manipur     |
|       45 | Foundation for Environment and Economic Development Services (FEEDS)              | NGO        | Senapati    | Manipur     |
|       46 | Intelligent Network of Social Progress Integrating Research & Education (INSPIRE) | NGO        | Bargarh     | Odisha      |
|       47 | Lok Bikas                                                                         | NGO        | Jajpur      | Odisha      |
|       48 | Social Association for Dalit Humanity & National Action (SADHANA)                 | NGO        | Kendujhar   | Odisha      |
|       49 | Anchalika Kunjeswari Sanskrutika Sansad (AKSS)                                    | NGO        | Kendujhar   | Odisha      |
|       50 | Janakalyan Pratisthan                                                             | NGO        | Gajapati    | Odisha      |
|       51 | Alternative for Rural Movement                                                    | NGO        | Balasore    | Odisha      |
|       52 | Orissa Gramin Vikash                                                              | NGO        | Kalahandi   | Odisha      |
|       53 | Suprativa                                                                         | NGO        | Sambalpur   | Odisha      |
|       54 | Doaba College                                                                     | EDU        | Jalandhar   | Punjab      |
|       55 | Dayal Foundation for Agriculture & Rural Development                              | NGO        | Bharatpur   | Rajasthan   |
|       56 | Rajasthan Takniki Prashikshan Sansthan                                            | NGO        | Kota        | Rajasthan   |
|       57 | Arogya Health Care Research Sansthan                                              | NGO        | Sikar       | Rajasthan   |
|       58 | Bhagwant University                                                               | EDU        | Ajmer       | Rajasthan   |
|       59 | Arithang Neelgagan Development Society                                            | NGO        | West Sikkim | Sikkim      |
|       60 | Arasu Engineering College                                                         | EDU        | Thanjavur   | Tamil Nadu  |
|       61 | Bullock-cart Workers Development Association (BWDA)                               | NGO        | Viluppuram  | Tamil Nadu  |
|       62 | Imam Shafi (RAM) Matriculation Higher Secondery School                            | EDU        | Tanjore     | Tamil Nadu  |
|       63 | Sri Sankara Arts and Science                                                      | EDU        | Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu  |

|    | College                                                     |     |                  | State/UT      |
|----|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----|------------------|---------------|
| 64 | Vanitha Jyoti Mahila Sangam                                 | NGO | Hyderabad        | Telangana     |
| 65 | Sister Niveditha Society                                    | NGO | Sangareddy       | Telangana     |
| 66 | Manglayatan University                                      | EDU | Aligarh          | Uttar Pradesh |
| 67 | Carvan Sanskritik Evam Vikas Manch                          | NGO | Kushinagar       | Uttar Pradesh |
| 68 | Ashutosh Shiksha Evam Sewa Sansthan                         | NGO | Gorakhpur        | Uttar Pradesh |
| 69 | Basudhanidhi                                                | NGO | Gorakhpur        | Uttar Pradesh |
| 70 | Safe Society                                                | NGO | Gorakhpur        | Uttar Pradesh |
| 71 | Kashmiri Devi Chandi Prasad Samrak Sewa Samiti              | NGO | Amroha           | Uttar Pradesh |
| 72 | Sumitra Samajik Kalyan Sansthan                             | NGO | Hamirpur         | Uttar Pradesh |
| 73 | Teerthankar Mahaveer University                             | EDU | Moradabad        | Uttar Pradesh |
| 74 | Sarv Hitay Sansthan                                         | NGO | Badaun           | Uttar Pradesh |
| 75 | Jeevan Jyoti Sansthan                                       | NGO | Sant Kabir Nagar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 76 | Shanti Niketan Vidyapeeth                                   | NGO | Meerut           | Uttar Pradesh |
| 77 | Janta Kalyan Sansthan                                       | NGO | Jaunpur          | Uttar Pradesh |
| 78 | Jahangirabad Educational Trust Group of Institutions        | NGO | Barabanki        | Uttar Pradesh |
| 79 | Vidya Sagar Academy                                         | NGO | Mathura          | Uttar Pradesh |
| 80 | Swantarta Senani Lokbandhu Ram Murti Pawsey Sewa Nyas Trust | NGO | Dehradun         | Uttarakhand   |
| 81 | Salesian College Sonada                                     | EDU | Darjeeling       | West Bengal   |
| 82 | Milan Srijan                                                | NGO | Jhargram         | West Bengal   |