Lok Sabha Question No. 833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: DD/AIR Kendra
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

DD/AIR KENDRA

833. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a)  the  names  of  the  districts  of  the  country  particularly  in  the backward and rural areas of Maharashtra without any Doordarshan/Akashvani Kendra as on date;
- (b) the names of States from which request to set up Doordarshan/Akashvani  Kendra  have  been  received  by  the  Union Government during the last three years till date;
- (c) the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d)  the  time  by  which  all  the  districts  of  the  country  are  likely  to  be connected with Doordarshan/Akashvani  network?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 833

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021)

## 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  a  network  of  655  Doordarshan  &  485 Akashwani installations across the country.

State-wise locations of Doordarshan(DD) setups are available at DD's website: https://doordarshan.gov.in/doordarshan-network.

The details regarding All India Radio(AIR) stations in Maharashtra are listed in the Annexure .

(b) & (c) Requests from State Governments / Public representatives (MPs/MLAs) / Government representatives etc. are received from time to  time  for  new  installations.    Decision  on  the  same  is  taken  on  the basis of scheme guidelines, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

(d) New Technologies such as Satellite Broadcasting and Internet Streaming have made it possible to cover districts across the country with  DD/AIR  network  without  the  necessity  of  having  physical  and local installations.

All areas of the country (including those located in backward and rural  areas)  have  been  provided  with  Multi-channel  TV  and  radio coverage  through  'DD  FreeDish'  (a  Direct  to  Home(DTH)  satellite platform  of  Prasar  Bharati)  except  Andaman  and  Nicobar  islands where these services are provided through C band.

Prasar  Bharati  is  also  providing  its  AIR  and  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. 833 FOR ANSWER ON 05.02.2021

## DISTRICT- WISE DETAILS OF  A.I.R.  BROADCASTING  STATIONS IN MAHARASHTRA

|   Sr. Nos. | Stations    | District    | States      | Power of FM Tr.   | Power ofMW Tr.    |
|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|          1 | Ahmednagar  | Ahmednagar  | Maharashtra | 10 KW             |                   |
|          2 | Akola       | Akola       | Maharashtra | 10 KW             |                   |
|          3 | Amravati    | Amravati    | Maharashtra | 10 KW             |                   |
|          4 | Aurangabad  | Aurangabad  | Maharashtra | 10 KW             |                   |
|          5 | Beed        | Beed        | Maharashtra | 6 KW              |                   |
|          6 | Brahmpuri   | Chandrapur  | Maharashtra | 100W              |                   |
|          7 | Buldhana    | Buldhana    | Maharashtra | 100W              |                   |
|          8 | Chandrapur  | Chandrapur  | Maharashtra | 6 KW              |                   |
|          9 | Dhule       | Dhule       | Maharashtra | 10 KW             |                   |
|         10 | Gadhchiroli | Gadhchiroli | Maharashtra | 100W              |                   |
|         11 | Gondia      | Gondia      | Maharashtra | 100W              |                   |
|         12 | Jalgaon     | Jalgaon     | Maharashtra | 5 kW              | 20 KW             |
|         13 | Jalna       | Jalna       | Maharashtra | 100W              |                   |
|         14 | Kolhapur    | Kolhapur    | Maharashtra | 10 KW             |                   |
|         15 | Malegaon    | Nasik       | Maharashtra | 100W              |                   |
|         16 | Mumbai      | Mumbai      | Maharashtra | 20 KW 20 KW 20 KW | 100 KW 100KW 50KW |

|   17. | Nagpur    | Nagpur     | Maharashtra   | 10 KW   | 300 KW   |
|-------|-----------|------------|---------------|---------|----------|
|    18 | Nanded    | Nanded     | Maharashtra   | 10 KW   |          |
|    19 | Nasik     | Nasik      | Maharashtra   | 10 KW   |          |
|    20 | Oras      | Sindhudurg | Maharashtra   | 5 KW    |          |
|    21 | Osmanabad | Osmanabad  | Maharashtra   | 10 KW   |          |
|    22 | Parbhani  | Parbhani   | Maharashtra   | 1 kW    | 20 KW    |
|    23 | Pune      | Pune       | Maharashtra   | 10 KW   | 100 KW   |
|    24 | Ratnagiri | Ratnagiri  | Maharashtra   | 1 kW    | 20 KW    |
|    25 | Sangli    | Sangli     | Maharashtra   | 1 KW    | 20 KW    |
|    26 | Satara    | Satara     | Maharashtra   | 6 KW    |          |
|    27 | Shirdi    | Ahmednagar | Maharashtra   | 100W    |          |
|    28 | Sholapur  | Sholapur   | Maharashtra   | 10 kW   |          |
|    29 | Wardha    | Wardha     | Maharashtra   | 100W    |          |
|    30 | Yevatmal  | Chandrapur | Maharashtra   | 10 KW   |          |