Lok Sabha Question No. 2829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: TV Relay Centres
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2829

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021)

## TV RELAY CENTRES

2829. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) the number of TV relay centres established and functioning at present  in  the  country,  particularly  in  backward  districts, location-wise;
- (b) the  expenses  incurred  on  functioning  of  these  relay  centres during each of the last three years;
- (c) the  number of relay centres not working properly/ effectively and the number of such relay centres located in tribal areas; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken by the Government to improve their functioning?

## 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)  :  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  presently,  there  are  589  TV transmitters  of  varying  capacity located  in  various  parts  of  the country,  including  in  the  backward districts.  List  of  transmitters located in 115 Aspirational districts is enclosed as Annexure. (b) : The expenditure incurred on T.V. Relay centres throughout the country for last three years and current year is as given below:-

| Year                   |   Expenditure (Rs. in Crore) |
|------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2017-18                |                       403.58 |
| 2018-19                |                       501.57 |
| 2019-20                |                       417.1  |
| 2020-21 (upto Jan. 21) |                       341.71 |

(c) & (d) : Maintenance and upkeep of Prasar Bharati's infrastructure is  an  ongoing process and technical issues related to transmitters are  addressed  from  time  to  time  by  Prasar  Bharati.  At  the  same time, Prasar Bharati is also providing a bouquet of 161 TV channels including all DD channels with no monthly subscription fees through DD  Free  Dish,  Direct  to  Home  (DTH)  service.  In  addition  to  this,

Prasar Bharati is providing its DD channels digitally through internet and  also  on  NewsOnAir  app  on  'Android'  and  'iOS'    platform  for mobile users.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2829 FOR ANSWER ON 12.03.2021

## List of Doordarshan Transmitters (91 Nos.) in 115 Aspirational Districts

|   Sl. No. | District Name              | State             | DD Transmitters                               |
|-----------|----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Visakhapatnam              | Andhra Pradesh    | HPT Visakhapatnam HPT Visakhapatnam (DD News) |
|         2 | Vizianagaram               | Andhra Pradesh    | -------                                       |
|         3 | Y.S.R. Kadapa              | Andhra Pradesh    | LPT Cuddapah ,LPT Rajampet                    |
|         4 | Namsai                     | Arunachal Pradesh | --------                                      |
|         5 | Baksa                      | Assam             | ---------                                     |
|         6 | Barpeta                    | Assam             | ---------                                     |
|         7 | Darrang                    | Assam             | ---------                                     |
|         8 | Dhubri                     | Assam             | ----------                                    |
|         9 | Goalpara                   | Assam             | ----------                                    |
|        10 | Hailakandi                 | Assam             | -------                                       |
|        11 | Udalguri                   | Assam             | --------                                      |
|        12 | Araria                     | Bihar             | --------                                      |
|        13 | Aurangabad                 | Bihar             | LPT Aurangabad                                |
|        14 | Banka                      | Bihar             | LPT Banka                                     |
|        15 | Begusarai                  | Bihar             | LPT Begusarai                                 |
|        16 | Gaya                       | Bihar             | LPT Gaya                                      |
|        17 | Jamui                      | Bihar             | LPT Jamui LPT Sikandra                        |
|        18 | Katihar                    | Bihar             | HPT Katihar                                   |
|        19 | Khagaria                   | Bihar             | ---------                                     |
|        20 | Muzaffarpur                | Bihar             | HPT Muzaffarpur HPT Muzaffarpur (DD News)     |
|        21 | Nawada                     | Bihar             | LPT Nawada                                    |
|        22 | Purnia                     | Bihar             | -------                                       |
|        23 | Sheikhpura                 | Bihar             | LPT Sheikhpura                                |
|        24 | Sitamarhi                  | Bihar             | ---------                                     |
|        25 | Bastar                     | Chhattisgarh      | HPT Jagdalpur                                 |
|        26 | Bijapur                    | Chhattisgarh      | ------                                        |
|        27 | Dantewada (Dakshin Bastar) | Chhattisgarh      | LPT Bailadilla                                |
|        28 | Kanker (Uttar Bastar)      | Chhattisgarh      | LPT Kanker                                    |
|        29 | Kondagaon                  | Chhattisgarh      | --------                                      |
|        30 | Korba                      | Chhattisgarh      | LPT Korba                                     |

|   31. | Mahasamund           | Chhattisgarh     | --------                                                            |
|-------|----------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    32 | Narayanpur           | Chhattisgarh     | LPT Narayanpur                                                      |
|    33 | Rajnandgaon          | Chhattisgarh     | LPT Dungargarh                                                      |
|    34 | Sukma                | Chhattisgarh     | -------                                                             |
|    35 | Dahod                | Gujarat          | --------                                                            |
|    36 | Narmada              | Gujarat          | LPT Kevadia Colony LPT Rajpipla                                     |
|    37 | Mewat                | Haryana          | -------                                                             |
|    38 | Chamba               | Himachal Pradesh | ------                                                              |
|    39 | Baramula             | Jammu & Kashmir  | ------                                                              |
|    40 | Kupwara              | Jammu & Kashmir  | HPT Kupwara HPT Kupwara (DD News) HPT Tithwal HPT Tithwal (DD News) |
|    41 | Bokaro               | Jharkhand        | LPT Bokaro                                                          |
|    42 | Chatra               | Jharkhand        | LPT Chatra                                                          |
|    43 | Dumka                | Jharkhand        | LPT Dumka                                                           |
|    44 | Garhwa               | Jharkhand        | -------                                                             |
|    45 | Giridih              | Jharkhand        | LPT Giridih                                                         |
|    46 | Godda                | Jharkhand        | ------                                                              |
|    47 | Gumla                | Jharkhand        | LPT Gumla                                                           |
|    48 | Hazaribagh           | Jharkhand        | ------                                                              |
|    49 | Khunti               | Jharkhand        | ------                                                              |
|    50 | Latehar              | Jharkhand        | ------                                                              |
|    51 | Lohardaga            | Jharkhand        | LPT Lohardaga                                                       |
|    52 | Pakur                | Jharkhand        | ------                                                              |
|    53 | Palamu               | Jharkhand        | HPT Daltonganj                                                      |
|    54 | Pashchimi            | Jharkhand        | LPT Noamundy                                                        |
|    55 | Purbi Singhbhum      | Jharkhand        | HPT Jamshedpur HPT Jamshedpur (DD News)                             |
|    56 | Ramgarh              | Jharkhand        | ------                                                              |
|    57 | Ranchi               | Jharkhand        | Ranchi (DTT)                                                        |
|    58 | Sahibganj            | Jharkhand        | LPT Barharwa                                                        |
|    59 | Simdega              | Jharkhand        | ------                                                              |
|    60 | Raichur              | Karnataka        | HPT Raichur                                                         |
|    61 | Yadgir               | Karnataka        | ------                                                              |
|    62 | Wayanad              | Kerala           | LPT Kalpetta                                                        |
|    63 | Barwani              | Madhya Pradesh   | LPT Barwani LPT Sindhwa                                             |
|    64 | Chhatarpur           | Madhya Pradesh   | HPT Chhatrapur                                                      |
|    65 | Damoh                | Madhya Pradesh   | LPT Damoh                                                           |
|    66 | Guna                 | Madhya Pradesh   | HPT Guna                                                            |
|    67 | Khandwa (East Nimar) | Madhya Pradesh   | LPT Khandwa                                                         |

|   68. | Rajgarh        | Madhya Pradesh   | ------                                              |
|-------|----------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|    69 | Singrauli      | Madhya Pradesh   | ------                                              |
|    70 | Vidisha        | Madhya Pradesh   | LPT Sironj LPT Kurwai                               |
|    71 | Gadchiroli     | Maharashtra      | LPT Aheri LPT Bhamragad LPT Gadchiroli LPT Sironcha |
|    72 | Nandurbar      | Maharashtra      | LPT Dhadgaon LPT Nandurbar                          |
|    73 | Osmanabad      | Maharashtra      | LPT Umerga                                          |
|    74 | Washim         | Maharashtra      | LPT Washim                                          |
|    75 | Chandel        | Manipur          | ------                                              |
|    76 | Ribhoi         | Meghalaya        | ------                                              |
|    77 | Mamit          | Mizoram          | ------                                              |
|    78 | Kiphire        | Nagaland         | ------                                              |
|    79 | Bolangir       | Odisha           | LPT Bolangir LPT Patnagarh                          |
|    80 | Dhenkanal      | Odisha           | LPT Dhenkanal                                       |
|    81 | Gajapati       | Odisha           | LPT Parlakhemundi LPT Mohana                        |
|    82 | Kalahandi      | Odisha           | HPT Bhawanipatna                                    |
|    83 | Kandhamal      | Odisha           | LPT Phulbani LPT Baligurha                          |
|    84 | Koraput        | Odisha           | LPT Jeypore LPT Koraput LPT Similigurha             |
|    85 | Malkangiri     | Odisha           | LPT Malkangiri                                      |
|    86 | Rayagada       | Odisha           | LPY Rayagada LPT Padmapuram                         |
|    87 | Firozpur       | Punjab           | ------                                              |
|    88 | Moga           | Punjab           | ------                                              |
|    89 | Baran          | Rajasthan        | LPT Baran                                           |
|    90 | Dholpur        | Rajasthan        | ------                                              |
|    91 | Jaisalmer      | Rajasthan        | HPT Jaisalmer LPT Jaisalmer (other location)        |
|    92 | Karauli        | Rajasthan        | LPT Karauli LPT Hindaun                             |
|    93 | Sirohi         | Rajasthan        | ------                                              |
|    94 | West Sikkim    | Sikkim           | ------                                              |
|    95 | Ramanathapuram | Tamilnadu        | HPT Rameshwaram                                     |
|    96 | Virudhunagar   | Tamilnadu        | ------                                              |
|    97 | Kumaram Bheem  | Telangana        | ------                                              |
|    98 | Jayashankar    | Telangana        | ------                                              |

|   99. | Khammam           | Telangana     | LPT Khammam LPT Kothagudam                            |
|-------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|   100 | Dhalai            | Tripura       | LPT Ambasa                                            |
|   101 | Bahraich          | Uttar Pradesh | LPT Bahraich                                          |
|   102 | Balrampur         | Uttar Pradesh | ------                                                |
|   103 | Chandauli         | Uttar Pradesh | ------                                                |
|   104 | Chitrakoot        | Uttar Pradesh | LPT Karwi                                             |
|   105 | Fatehpur          | Uttar Pradesh | ------                                                |
|   106 | Shrawasti         | Uttar Pradesh | ------                                                |
|   107 | Siddharthnagar    | Uttar Pradesh | ------                                                |
|   108 | Sonebhadra        | Uttar Pradesh | ------                                                |
|   109 | Haridwar          | Uttarakhand   | ------                                                |
|   110 | Udham Singh Nagar | Uttarakhand   | LPT Kashipur LPT Tanakpur                             |
|   111 | Birbhum           | West Bengal   | HPT Shantiniketan                                     |
|   112 | Dakshin Dinajpur  | West Bengal   | HPT Balurghat                                         |
|   113 | Maldah            | West Bengal   | LPT Maldah                                            |
|   114 | Murshidabad       | West Bengal   | HPT Murshidabad HPT Murshidabad (DD News) LPT Farakka |
|   115 | Nadia             | West Bengal   | HPT Krishnanagar                                      |

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