Lok Sabha Question No. 2589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Opening of FM Radio Stations
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2589

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018)

## OPENING OF FM RADIO STATIONS

## 2589. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  statistics  regarding  number  of  FM  Radio Stations functioning in the country at present;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of FM Radio Stations opened during the last five years, State-wise and year-wise;
- (c) whether there is any proposal pending before the Government for opening of new/more FM Radio Stations in various parts of the country including Kerala; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for delay in approval?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Prasar Bharati has informed that as far as AIR is concerned, as on date AIR has 450 FM Stations functioning including 100 W FM Relay Stations. During last 5 years, 93 FM stations were opened. State-wise and year-wise details are given at Annexure-I.

As regards Private FM Radio, at present 369 Private FM Radio channels are operational  in  101  cities  spread  across  27  States  and  3  Union  Territories  in  the country.    Details  are  available  in  the  Ministry's  website  mib.gov.in.  During  last  5 years,  136  Private  FM  channels  became  operational  in  23  States  and  3  Union Territories. Details are given at Annexure-II.

(c) & (d)   Yes Madam.  Scheme for setting up of FM Stations at 31 locations has been approved including Alappuzha in Kerala.

Apart  from  this,  schemes  for  setting  up  of  100  W  FM  transmitter  at  113 locations  including  Kayamkulam  &  Pathanamthitta  in  Kerala  have  also  been approved. As regards Private FM Radio, approval has been granted by the Government for  auction  of  683  private  FM  radio  channels  in  236  cities  including  three  cities  in Kerala viz. Alappuzha, Kasargod and Palakkad for which process of conducting eauction has been initiated.

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## ANNEXURE  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2589 FOR ANSWER ON 27.12.2018.

|   S.NO. | STATE             |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |         0 |        13 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|       3 | ASSAM             |         0 |         5 |         0 |         0 |         2 |
|       4 | BIHAR             |         5 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         1 |
|       5 | CHHATTISGARH      |         5 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|       6 | GOA               |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|       7 | GUJARAT           |         1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|       8 | HARYANA           |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|       9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |         1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      10 | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      11 | JHARKHAND         |         7 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      12 | KARNATAKA         |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      13 | KERALA            |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      14 | MADHYA PRADESH    |         2 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      15 | MAHARASHTRA       |         1 |         0 |         0 |         1 |         0 |
|      16 | MANIPUR           |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         1 |
|      17 | MEGHALAYA         |         0 |         1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      18 | MIZORAM           |         0 |         3 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      19 | NAGALAND          |         0 |         2 |         0 |         0 |         2 |
|      20 | ODISHA            |         0 |         1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      21 | PUNJAB            |         1 |         0 |         1 |         0 |         0 |

| 22    | RAJASTHAN                 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |
|-------|---------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 23    | SIKKIM                    |   0 |   9 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU                |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 25    | TELANGANA                 |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 26    | TRIPURA                   |   1 |   6 |   0 |   0 |   2 |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH             |   3 |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND               |   1 |   0 |   3 |   0 |   1 |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL               |   5 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   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                     |  34 |  41 |   4 |   3 |  11 |

## ANNEXURE  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2589 FOR ANSWER ON 27.12.2018.

|   S.NO. | STATE             |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |
|---------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      5 |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |
|       3 | ASSAM             |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |      0 |
|       4 | BIHAR             |      0 |      0 |      0 |      5 |      1 |
|       5 | CHHATTISGARH      |      0 |      0 |      1 |      2 |      0 |
|       6 | GOA               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|       7 | GUJARAT           |      0 |      0 |      3 |      1 |     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 |      0 |      1 |      0 |
|      12 | KARNATAKA         |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |      2 |
|      13 | KERALA            |      0 |      0 |      1 |      1 |      1 |
|      14 | MADHYA PRADESH    |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|      15 | MAHARASHTRA       |      0 |      0 |      8 |     15 |      4 |
|      16 | MANIPUR           |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|      17 | MEGHALAYA         |      0 |      0 |      0 |      2 |      0 |
|      18 | MIZORAM           |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      1 |
|      19 | NAGALAND          |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|      20 | ODISHA            |      0 |      0 |      0 |      2 |      1 |
|      21 | PUNJAB            |      0 |      0 |      1 |      1 |      0 |

| 22    | RAJASTHAN                 |   0 |   0 |   5 |   4 |   0 |
|-------|---------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 23    | SIKKIM                    |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU                |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   8 |
| 25    | TELANGANA                 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   1 |   3 |
| 26    | TRIPURA                   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH             |   0 |   0 |  10 |   9 |   3 |
| 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 |   1 |   1 |   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 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
| 35    | LAKSHADWEEP (UT)          |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 36    | PUDUCHERRY (UT)           |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |
| Total | Total                     |   0 |   0 |  37 |  52 |  47 |

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