Lok Sabha Question No. 4468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Setting up of New Broadcasting Kendra
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4468

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020)

SETTING UP OF NEW BROADCASTING KENDRA

4468. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  set  up  new broadcasting kendras for the purpose of providing broadcasting facilities in far-flung and remote areas of the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  and  location-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) to (c): Projects have been approved for setting up of new AIR FM  Broadcasting  Kendras  in  far-flung  and  remote  areas  of  the country  as  mentioned  in  Annexure  and  also  for  setting  up  of  5 new television high power transmitters at Green Ridge, Patnitop, Rajouri (2 transmitters, one each for DD National & DD News) in Jammu & Kashmir and at Himbotingla in Ladakh. *****

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4468 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2020

## STATE/UT-WISE AND LOCATION-WISE DETAILS  OF NEW FM BROADCASTING KENDRAS

|   S. No. | PLACE                                       | STATE                |
|----------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | ANINI                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |
|        2 | CHANGLANG                                   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |
|        3 | KHONSA                                      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |
|        4 | NAMSAI                                      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |
|        5 | KOKRAJHAR                                   | ASSAM                |
|        6 | SASHASHTRA SEEMA BAL (SSB) CENTRE, BATHNAHA | BIHAR                |
|        7 | MUZAFFARPUR                                 | BIHAR                |
|        8 | SSB CENTRE, NARKATIAGANJ                    | BIHAR                |
|        9 | SSB CENTRE, SITAMARHI                       | BIHAR                |
|       10 | DAHOD                                       | GUJARAT              |
|       11 | GREEN RIDGE (URI)                           | JAMMU & KASHMIR (UT) |
|       12 | KUPWARA                                     | JAMMU & KASHMIR (UT) |
|       13 | GUREJ                                       | JAMMU & KASHMIR(UT)  |
|       14 | HIMBOTINGLA                                 | LADAKH (UT)          |
|       15 | TAMENGLANG                                  | MANIPUR              |
|       16 | CHAMPHAI                                    | MIZORAM              |
|       17 | KOLASIB                                     | MIZORAM              |
|       18 | ZUNHEBOTO                                   | NAGALAND             |
|       19 | RAMESHWARAM                                 | TAMILNADU            |
|       20 | SSB CENTRE, GADANIYA (PALIA)                | UTTAR PRADESH        |
|       21 | SSB CENTRE, NANPARA                         | UTTAR PRADESH        |
|       22 | SSB CENTRE, MAHARAJGANJ                     | UTTAR PRADESH        |
|       23 | SSB CENTRE , CHAMPAWAT                      | UTTARAKHAND          |
|       24 | COOCH BEHAR                                 | WEST BENGAL          |