Lok Sabha Question No. 738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: FM Radio Stations
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 738

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019)

## FM RADIO STATIONS

## 738.   SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

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

- (a) the details of FM radio stations that have been made operational during the last four years, State-wise;
- (b) whether FM radio stations proposed in Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts of Odisha are made operational and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the time by which these are likely to be operational?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)     Prasar Bharati has informed that 90 FM stations have been made operational during last four years and current year. State-wise details are given at Annexure-I.

As regards Private FM Radio Channels, 137 new private FM radio channels have been operationalized in the country during last four years and current year. State wise details are given at Annexure-II.

- (b)  &  (c)  All  India  Radio  has  approved  plan  of  setting  up  100 W  FM  relay  radio station  at  100  locations  including  that  in  Nabarangpur  and  Malkangiri  districts  of Odisha.

Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 738 FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2019

Details  of  FM  Radio  Stations  made  operational  during  last  four  Years  and current year

|   S.NO. | STATE             |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |         1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |        13 |         0 |         0 |         1 |         0 |
|       3 | ASSAM             |         5 |         0 |         0 |         2 |         1 |
|       4 | BIHAR             |         0 |         0 |         0 |         1 |         0 |
|       5 | CHHATTISGARH      |         0 |         0 |         1 |         0 |         0 |
|       6 | GOA               |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|       7 | GUJARAT           |         0 |         0 |         1 |         0 |         0 |
|       8 | HARYANA           |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|       9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      10 | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         2 |
|      11 | JHARKHAND         |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      12 | KARNATAKA         |         1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      13 | KERALA            |         1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      14 | MADHYA PRADESH    |         0 |         0 |         1 |         0 |         1 |
|      15 | MAHARASHTRA       |         1 |         2 |         1 |         0 |         1 |
|      16 | MANIPUR           |         0 |         0 |         0 |         1 |         0 |
|      17 | MEGHALAYA         |         1 |         0 |         0 |         2 |         0 |
|      18 | MIZORAM           |         3 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      19 | NAGALAND          |         2 |         0 |         0 |         2 |         0 |
|      20 | ODISHA            |         3 |         1 |         1 |         0 |         0 |
|      21 | PUNJAB            |         0 |         1 |         0 |         0 |         1 |
|      22 | RAJASTHAN         |         0 |         0 |         0 |         2 |         2 |
|      23 | SIKKIM            |         9 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      24 | TAMIL NADU        |         1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      25 | TELANGANA         |         0 |         1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |

| 26    | TRIPURA                   |   6 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   0 |
|-------|---------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH             |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   2 |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND               |   0 |   3 |   0 |   1 |   0 |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL               |   0 |   0 |   3 |   1 |   1 |
| 30    | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR (UT)    |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 31    | CHANDIGARH (UT)           |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 32    | DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI (UT) |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 33    | DAMAN & DIU (UT)          |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 34    | DELHI (UT)                |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 35    | LAKSHADWEEP (UT)          |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 36    | PUDUCHERRY (UT)           |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| Total | Total                     |  48 |   8 |   8 |  15 |  11 |

## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 738 FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2019

## Details of Private FM Radio Channels made operational during last four Years and current year

|   S.NO. | STATE             |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         5 |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |         0 |         0 |         0 |         1 |         0 |
|       3 | ASSAM             |         0 |         1 |         0 |         0 |         1 |
|       4 | BIHAR             |         0 |         0 |         2 |         3 |         1 |
|       5 | CHHATTISGARH      |         0 |         0 |         1 |         2 |         0 |
|       6 | GOA               |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|       7 | GUJARAT           |         0 |         0 |         4 |         0 |        12 |
|       8 | HARYANA           |         0 |         0 |         2 |         0 |         0 |
|       9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      10 | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |         0 |         0 |         0 |         3 |         3 |
|      11 | JHARKHAND         |         0 |         0 |         1 |         0 |         0 |
|      12 | KARNATAKA         |         0 |         0 |         1 |         0 |         2 |
|      13 | KERALA            |         0 |         0 |         1 |         2 |         0 |
|      14 | MADHYA PRADESH    |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      15 | MAHARASHTRA       |         0 |         0 |        17 |         6 |         4 |
|      16 | MANIPUR           |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      17 | MEGHALAYA         |         0 |         0 |         1 |         1 |         0 |
|      18 | MIZORAM           |         0 |         0 |         0 |         2 |         0 |
|      19 | NAGALAND          |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      20 | ODISHA            |         0 |         0 |         0 |         3 |         0 |
|      21 | PUNJAB            |         0 |         0 |         2 |         0 |         0 |
|      22 | RAJASTHAN         |         0 |         0 |         9 |         0 |         0 |
|      23 | SIKKIM            |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      24 | TAMIL NADU        |         0 |         0 |         1 |         8 |         0 |
|      25 | TELANGANA         |         0 |         0 |         3 |         0 |         3 |

| 26    | TRIPURA                   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |
|-------|---------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH             |   0 |   0 |  11 |   9 |   2 |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND               |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL               |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |
| 30    | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR (UT)    |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 31    | CHANDIGARH (UT)           |   0 |   0 |   2 |   0 |   0 |
| 32    | DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI (UT) |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 33    | DAMAN & DIU (UT)          |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 34    | DELHI (UT)                |   0 |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 35    | LAKSHADWEEP (UT)          |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 36    | PUDUCHERRY (UT)           |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |
| Total | Total                     |   0 |   2 |  58 |  41 |  36 |

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