Lok Sabha Question No. 3920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Akashvani Stations
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Anurag Sharma, Vijay Kumar Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3920

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021)

## AKASHVANI STATIONS

3920.   SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

## SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

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

- (a) the number of Akashvani Sations currently operational in the country, State/UT-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the number of channels of Akashvani available at present;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  Akashvani Stations/relay  Stations  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  for  setting  up and development of such Stations/relay Stations and if so, the details thereof?

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 is having AIR setup operational at 486 locations in the country including 26 locations in the State of Uttar Pradesh. State/UT-wise details including Uttar Pradesh are at Annexure-I. (b)  :  There  are  326  AIR  channels  broadcasting  separate  content stream at present across the country.

(c) & (d) : Yes sir.  Projects for setting up of new FM transmitter at 139 locations have been approved. Details are given at Annexure-II along with fund allocation. *****

## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3920 FOR ANSWER ON 19.03.2021

## STATE-WISE NUMBERS OF LOCATIONS HAVING AIR SETUP

| Sr. Nos.   | States                               |   Number of locations |
|------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.         | n Andhra Pradesh                     |                    14 |
| 2.         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                    34 |
| 3.         | Assam                                |                    22 |
| 4.         | Bihar                                |                    15 |
| 5.         | Chhattisgarh                         |                    13 |
| 6.         | Goa                                  |                     1 |
| 7.         | Gujarat                              |                    17 |
| 8.         | Haryana                              |                     5 |
| 9.         | Himachal Pradesh                     |                    16 |
| 10.        | Jharkhand                            |                    13 |
| 11.        | Karnataka                            |                    20 |
| 12.        | Kerala                               |                    12 |
| 13.        | Madhya Pradesh                       |                    25 |
| 14.        | Maharashtra                          |                    30 |
| 15.        | Manipur                              |                     8 |
| 16.        | Meghalaya                            |                     7 |
| 17.        | Mizoram                              |                    10 |
| 18.        | Nagaland                             |                    10 |
| 19.        | Odisha                               |                    21 |
| 20.        | Punjab                               |                     8 |
| 21.        | Rajasthan                            |                    26 |
| 22.        | Sikkim                               |                    16 |
| 23.        | Tamilnadu                            |                    15 |
| 24.        | Telangna                             |                    11 |
| 25.        | Tripura                              |                    18 |
| 26.        | Uttar Pradesh                        |                    26 |
| 27.        | Uttarakhand                          |                    22 |
| 28.        | West Bengal                          |                    16 |
| 29.        | UT (A& N Island)                     |                     1 |
| 30.        | UT(Delhi)                            |                     1 |
| 31.        | UT (Chandigarh)                      |                     1 |
| 32.        | UT (Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman& Diu) |                     3 |
| 33.        | UT (L &MIsland)                      |                     1 |
| 34.        | UT(Pudducherry)                      |                     2 |
| 35.        | UT (Jammu &Kashmir)                  |                    17 |
| 36.        | UT (Ladakh)                          |                     9 |
| Total      | Total                                |                   486 |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3920 FOR ANSWER ON 19.03.2021

Locations of New FM Transmitters/ Broadcasting Centres approved for installation

|   Sr. NO. | LOCATIONS                    | DISTRICT           | STATE              | Power of FM transmitter   |   Fund allocated (Rs in Lakhs) |
|-----------|------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | RAJAHMUNDRY                  | EAST GODAVARI      | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 10 KW                     |                         561    |
|         2 | CHANGLANG                    | CHANGLANG          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 1 KW                      |                         290    |
|         3 | KHONSA                       | TIRAP              | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 1 KW                      |                         301    |
|         4 | NAMSAI                       | NAMSAI             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 1 KW                      |                         518    |
|         5 | KOKRAJHAR                    | KOKRAJHAR          | ASSAM              | 10 KW                     |                         500    |
|         6 | SSB CENTRE, BATHNAHA         | ARERIA             | BIHAR              | 10 KW                     |                         666.67 |
|         7 | SSB CENTRE, NARKATIAGANJ     | PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN | BIHAR              | 10 KW                     |                         666.67 |
|         8 | SSB CENTRE, SITAMARHI        | SITAMARHI          | BIHAR              | 10 KW                     |                         666.67 |
|         9 | DAHOD                        | DAHOD              | GUJARAT            | 10 KW                     |                        1623    |
|        10 | RATLAM                       | RATLAM             | MADHYA PRADESH     | 10 KW                     |                         794    |
|        11 | TAMENGLANG                   | TAMENGLANG         | MANIPUR            | 1 KW                      |                         518    |
|        12 | CHAMPHAI                     | CHAMPHAI           | MIZORAM            | 1 KW                      |                         277    |
|        13 | KOLASIB                      | KOLASIB            | MIZORAM            | 1 KW                      |                         277    |
|        14 | ZUNHEBOTO                    | ZUNHEBOTO          | NAGALAND           | 1 KW                      |                         473    |
|        15 | RAMESHWARAM                  | RAMANATHAPUR AM    | TAMILNADU          | 20 KW                     |                         956    |
|        16 | GUREJ                        | BANDIPORE          | UT(JAMMU& KASHMIR) | 10 KW                     |                         600    |
|        17 | KUPWARA                      | KUPWARA            | UT(JAMMU& KASHMIR) | 10 KW                     |                         600    |
|        18 | ETAWAH                       | ETAWAH             | UTTAR PRADESH      | 10 KW                     |                         794    |
|        19 | RAMPUR                       | RAMPUR             | UTTAR PRADESH      | 10 KW                     |                         954    |
|        20 | SSB CENTRE, GADANIYA (PALIA) | LAKHIMPUR KHEERI   | UTTAR PRADESH      | 10 KW                     |                         666.67 |
|        21 | SSB CENTRE, MAHARAJGANJ      | MAHARAJGANJ        | UTTAR PRADESH      | 10 KW                     |                         666.67 |
|        22 | SSB CENTRE, NANPARA          | BAHRAICH           | UTTAR PRADESH      | 10 KW                     |                         666.67 |
|        23 | SULTANPUR                    | SULTANPUR          | UTTAR PRADESH      | 10 KW                     |                         924    |
|        24 | ALMORA                       | ALMORA             | UTTARAKHAND        | 1 kW                      |                         171    |
|        25 | ALMORA                       | ALMORA             | UTTARAKHAND        | 5 KW                      |                         338    |

| 26.                          | HALDWANI                     | NAINITAL                 | UTTARAKHAND       | 10 KW   | 784.00   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|---------|----------|
| 27.                          | SSB CENTRE , CHAMPAWAT       | CHAMPAWAT                | UTTARAKHAND       | 1 KW    | 545.00   |
| 28.                          | JASPUR                       | U S NAGAR                | UTTRAKHAND        | 10 KW   | 1623.00  |
| 29.                          | COOCH BEHAR                  | COOCH BEHAR              | WEST BENGAL       | 10 KW   | 145.00   |
| 100W FM Transmitters (Relay) | 100W FM Transmitters (Relay) |                          |                   |         | 2800     |
| 30.                          | ALAGADDA                     | KURNOOL                  | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 100W    |          |
| 31.                          | KOYU                         | EAST SIANG               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W    |          |
| 32.                          | PALIN                        | KRA DAADI                | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W    |          |
| 33.                          | RUMGONG                      | CENTRAL SIANG            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W    |          |
| 34.                          | SAGALEE                      | PAPUM PARE               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W    |          |
| 35.                          | YINGKIONG                    | UPPER SIANG              | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100W    |          |
| 36.                          | BAKULIAGHAT                  | KARBI ANGLONG            | ASSAM             | 100W    |          |
| 37.                          | DIPHU                        | KARBI ANGLONG            | ASSAM             | 100W    |          |
| 38.                          | TEZPUR                       | TEZPUR                   | ASSAM             | 100W    |          |
| 39.                          | BANKA                        | BANKA                    | BIHAR             | 100W    |          |
| 40.                          | BEGUSARAI                    | BEGUSARAI                | BIHAR             | 100W    |          |
| 41.                          | BUXAR                        | BUXAR                    | BIHAR             | 100W    |          |
| 42.                          | JAMUI                        | JAMUI                    | BIHAR             | 100W    |          |
| 43.                          | KATIHAR                      | KATIHAR                  | BIHAR             | 100W    |          |
| 44.                          | LAKHISARAI                   | LAKHISARAI               | BIHAR             | 100W    |          |
| 45.                          | NAWADA                       | NAWADA                   | BIHAR             | 100W    |          |
| 46.                          | SHEIKHPURA                   | SHEIKHPURA               | BIHAR             | 100W    |          |
| 47.                          | SIKANDRA (JAMUI)             | JAMUI                    | BIHAR             | 100W    |          |
| 48.                          | BAILADILLA                   | DAKSHIN BASTAR DANTEWADA | CHHATISGARH       | 100W    |          |
| 49.                          | NARAYANPUR                   | NARAYANPUR               | CHHATISGARH       | 100W    |          |
| 50.                          | RAJHARA JHARANDILLI          | BALOD                    | CHHATISGARH       | 100W    |          |
| 51.                          | BOTAD                        | BOTAD                    | GUJARAT           | 100W    |          |
| 52.                          | DAHOD                        | DAHOD                    | GUJARAT           | 100W    |          |
| 53.                          | KHAMBALIA                    | DEVBHUMI DWARKA          | GUJARAT           | 100W    |          |
| 54.                          | MODASA                       | ARAVALI                  | GUJARAT           | 100W    |          |
| 55.                          | RADHANPUR                    | PATAN                    | GUJARAT           | 100W    |          |
| 56.                          | RAPAR                        | KACHCHH                  | GUJARAT           | 100W    |          |
| 57.                          | SURENDRA NAGAR               | SURENDRA NAGAR           | GUJARAT           | 100W    |          |
| 58.                          | THARAD                       | THARAD                   | GUJARAT           | 100W    |          |
| 59.                          | VALSAD                       | VALSAD                   | GUJARAT           | 100W    |          |
| 60.                          | VERAVAL                      | GIR SOMNATH              | GUJARAT           | 100W    |          |
| 61.                          | BHIWANI                      | BHIWANI                  | HARYANA           | 100W    |          |

|   62. | JIND                 | JIND             | HARYANA        | 100W   |
|-------|----------------------|------------------|----------------|--------|
|    63 | BARHARWA (SAHIBGANJ) | SAHIBGANJ        | JHARKHAND      | 100W   |
|    64 | GODDA                | GODDA            | JHARKHAND      | 100W   |
|    65 | LOHARDAGA            | LOHARDAGA        | JHARKHAND      | 100W   |
|    66 | BAGALKOT             | BAGALKOT         | KARNATAKA      | 100W   |
|    67 | BIDAR                | BIDAR            | KARNATAKA      | 100W   |
|    68 | KOLAR                | KOLAR            | KARNATAKA      | 100W   |
|    69 | RENEBENUR            | HAVERI           | KARNATAKA      | 100W   |
|    70 | KAYAMKULAM           | ALAPPUZHA        | KERALA         | 100W   |
|    71 | PATHANAMTHITT A      | PATHANAMTHITT A  | KERALA         | 100W   |
|    72 | BADWANI              | BADWANI          | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    73 | BURHANAPUR           | BURHANAPUR       | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    74 | DAMOH                | DAMOH            | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    75 | KUKDESHWAR           | NEEMUCH          | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    76 | KURWAI               | VIDISHA          | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    77 | MURWARA (KATNI)      | KATNI            | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    78 | NAGDA                | UJJAIN           | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    79 | NARSINGHPUR          | NARSINGHPUR      | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    80 | PANNA                | PANNA            | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    81 | PIPARIA              | HOSHANGABAD      | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    82 | SEONI                | SEONI            | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    83 | SHAJAPUR             | SHAJAPUR         | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    84 | SHEOPUR              | SHEOPUR          | MADHYA PRADESH | 100W   |
|    85 | ACHALPUR             | ACHALPUR         | MAHARASHTRA    | 100W   |
|    86 | AHERI ( GADCHIROLI)  | GADCHIROLI       | MAHARASHTRA    | 100W   |
|    87 | HINGOLI              | HINGOLI          | MAHARASHTRA    | 100W   |
|    88 | NANDURBAR            | NANDURBAR        | MAHARASHTRA    | 100W   |
|    89 | SATANA               | THANE            | MAHARASHTRA    | 100W   |
|    90 | SIRONCH (GADCHIROLI) | GADCHIROLI       | MAHARASHTRA    | 100W   |
|    91 | WASHIM               | WASHIM           | MAHARASHTRA    | 100W   |
|    92 | CHINGAI              | UKHRUL           | MANIPUR        | 100W   |
|    93 | TAMEI                | TAMENGLONG       | MANIPUR        | 100W   |
|    94 | NONGSTOIN            | WEST KHASI HILLS | MEGHALAYA      | 100W   |
|    95 | TURA                 | WEST GARO HILLS  | MEGHALAYA      | 100W   |
|    96 | WILLIAMNAGAR         | EAST GARO HILLS  | MEGHALAYA      | 100W   |
|    97 | CHIAPURI             | CHAMPHAI         | MIZORAM        | 100W   |

|   98. | PUKZING                  | MAMIT          | MIZORAM       | 100W   |
|-------|--------------------------|----------------|---------------|--------|
|    99 | MON                      | MON            | NAGALAND      | 100W   |
|   100 | TUENSANG                 | TUENSANG       | NAGALAND      | 100W   |
|   101 | BARGARH                  | BARGARH        | ODISHA        | 100W   |
|   102 | KENDRAPARA               | KENDRAPARA     | ODISHA        | 100W   |
|   103 | KORAPUT                  | KORAPUT        | ODISHA        | 100W   |
|   104 | MALKANGIRI               | MALKANGIRI     | ODISHA        | 100W   |
|   105 | MOHANA (GAJAPATI)        | GAJAPATI       | ODISHA        | 100W   |
|   106 | NABARANGPUR              | NABARANGPUR    | ODISHA        | 100W   |
|   107 | PHULBANI                 | KANDHMAL       | ODISHA        | 100W   |
|   108 | BARAN                    | BARAN          | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   109 | BHADRE                   | BHADRE         | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   110 | BHILWARA                 | BHILWARA       | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   111 | BHINMAL                  | JALORE         | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   112 | DUNGARPUR                | DUNGARPUR      | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   113 | HANUMANGARH              | HANUMANGARH    | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   114 | JALORE                   | JALORE         | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   115 | KARANPUR                 | GANGANAGAR     | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   116 | KHAJUWALA                | BIKANER        | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   117 | PALI                     | PALI           | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   118 | PHALODI                  | JODHPUR        | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   119 | PRATAPGARH               | PRATAPGARH     | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   120 | SUJANGARH                | CHURU          | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   121 | SURATGARH                | GANGANAGAR     | RAJASTHAN     | 100W   |
|   122 | DAVARKONDA               | NALGONDA       | TELANGANA     | 100W   |
|   123 | NALGONDA                 | NALGONDA       | TELANGANA     | 100W   |
|   124 | RAMAGUNDAM               | PEDDAPALLI     | TELANGANA     | 100W   |
|   125 | SIRPUR ( KUMARAM BHEEM)  | KUMARAM BHEEM  | TELANGANA     | 100W   |
|   126 | JOLAIBARI                | SOUTH TRIPURA  | TRIPURA       | 100W   |
|   127 | CAR NICOBAR              | NICOBAR        | UT(A&N)       | 100W   |
|   128 | HAVELOCK                 | SOUTH ANDMAN   | UT(A&N)       | 100W   |
|   129 | DISKIT                   | LEH            | UT(LADAKH)    | 100W   |
|   130 | KHALSI                   | LEH            | UT(LADAKH)    | 100W   |
|   131 | NYOMA                    | LEH            | UT(LADAKH)    | 100W   |
|   132 | AURAYA                   | AURAYA         | UTTAR PRADESH | 100W   |
|   133 | DEORIA                   | DEORIA         | UTTAR PRADESH | 100W   |
|   134 | FATEHPUR                 | FATEHPUR       | UTTAR PRADESH | 100W   |
|   135 | KARWI (CHITRAKOOT)       | CHITRAKOOT     | UTTAR PRADESH | 100W   |
|   136 | LALITPUR                 | LALITPUR       | UTTAR PRADESH | 100W   |
|   137 | NAUGARH (SIDHARTHNAGA R) | SIDHARTHNAGA R | UTTAR PRADESH | 100W   |
|   138 | UTTARKASHI               | UTTARKASHI     | UTTRAKHAND    | 100W   |
|   139 | ALIPURDUAR               | ALIPURDUAR     | WEST BENGAL   | 100W   |